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Welsh rugby: Governing body announce new two-tier funding deal for regions

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Wales' four professional regions will no longer be equally funded.

The governing body made the announcement amid reports it intends to cut a team from its professional tier.

The WRU has neither confirmed nor denied if cutting a team is part of its plans.

The four sides are expected to continue to exist in their current form until at least June 2027 .

WRU have a contractual commitment to provide four sides for the URC and European commitments.

Ospreys and Scarlets are meeting to consider their response and are understood to have sought legal advice.

Dragons have welcomed the WRU announcement saying they are delighted to have signed a deal.

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