Here’s how the two teams proposal might lookpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time
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Gareth Griffiths
BBC Sport Wales
As we’ve highlighted, the finer detail of the Welsh Rugby Union’s proposal to cut the number of men’s professional rugby teams in Wales from four to two is to come.
But we understand the WRU propose that there will be two organisations which will each have a men’s and women’s team.
There could be 50 players in each men’s squad with a budget of £7.8m each, while the women’s squads will have 40.
The union says the two squads would feature predominantly Welsh-qualified players, while there would be a rethink on non-Welsh qualified players.
Phase one would involve the move of the two sides – the men’s and women’s – operating on two sites. There will also be a transition to contracting of players and staff within central national academies.
Phase two would involve the clubs moving to training at one site which will be known as a national campus.
This will be home to 400 people, including men’s and women’s national staff, professional and clubs staff and national academies. The men’s and women’s academies will be centralised.
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