The Welsh Rugby Union backs reducing the number of professional teams from four to two but insists no final decision has been made.

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Welsh rugby star Joe Hawkins has blasted the WRU’s plans to cut its professional men's teams from four to two. Hawkins pulled no punches in his criticism of the blueprint, labelling it as a plan that could “kill the game” entirely.

WRU director of rugby and elite performance Dave Reddin lays out the reasons behind the proposal to cut half of the Welsh pro teams from four to two.

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