Ospreys: CMA case over Cardiff Rugby sale not yet live Sport Business Swansea Council’s call for the Competition and Markets Authority to look into the sale of Cardiff Rugby and the future of the Ospreys is yet to be made an active case. The local government of Wales’ third-biggest city has called upon the CMA to “investigate the proposed takeover of Cardiff Rugby which could lead to [...]
Welsh rugby should keep Scarlets but scrap Cardiff, Ospreys and Dragons Sport Business With a decision expected at the end of the month, I back radical change to Welsh rugby’s regional structure. I wasn’t entirely shocked to read this week that there were over 80,000 tickets remaining for Wales’s autumn internationals, even though they’re taking on three of the southern hemisphere’s Big Four, plus Japan. What did flabbergast [...]
Don’t be dazzled by the hype around The Hundred Sport Business Ed Warner looks at the start of the County Championship season and whether an upcoming ECB review could see new influence from Hundred investors. The ice cream van was doing a steady trade, even at £4 for a Magnum. Made the twenty quid ticket feel especially good value. Around 2,500 people basked in the April [...]
URC side Cardiff Rugby to enter administration in blow for Wales April 8, 2025 Two-time European Challenge Cup winners Cardiff Rugby are set for an emergency takeover by Welsh rugby’s governing body the WRU. Players and staff at the United Rugby Championship club were informed on Tuesday by chief executive Richard Holland that the club were poised to go into administration. The decision by Helford Capital Limited, whose investment [...]