South Wales Evening Post

The Big Welsh Rugby Survey: the full findings

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How many profession­al teams should there be in Wales? Four - 45% More than four - 35% Three - 13% Two - 7%

What form should the profession­al teams take? Clubs - 38% Regions - 33% Don’t care - 17% Franchises - 10%

Who should own the profession­al teams?

A mixture of private and WRU ownership - 51%

The Welsh Rugby Union - 26%

Independen­t businesses - 23%

Should the current regional map be redrawn?

Yes - 69%

No - 31%

Should there be a profession­al team in North Wales? Yes - 57% No - 43%

What league tournament should the pro teams compete in ideally?

British & Irish League 51%

Anglo-welsh League 21%

PRO16 (with four South African sides) - 17% PRO12 - 7% Something else - 4%

Would you like to see more Anglo-welsh matches? Yes - 87% No - 13%

Is the introducti­on of the four South African teams to Rainbow CUP/PRO16 a good thing? No - 52% Yes - 48%

Should the payments from the WRU to the pro teams (£26m in normal circumstan­ces) be increased? Yes - 74% No - 26%

Who should repay the £20m loan taken out by the WRU to help the regions survive the pandemic? The WRU - 84% Regions - 16%

What should the £51m of CVC Six Nations money be spent on?

A mixture of areas - 67% The pro teams - 15%

The community game 15%

Capital projects - 3%

Should there be a two-tier funding model for the four pro teams? No - 83% Yes - 17%

Which is the better competitio­n?

Gallagher Premiershi­p - 81%

PRO14 - 19%

What should be the stepping stone to the pro game?

Welsh Premiershi­p - 58% Regional U23 teams 17%

Celtic Cup (Regional A teams) - 16%

Something else - 9%

How many clubs should play in the Welsh Premiershi­p? 12 - 39% 10 - 18% 16 - 14% 8 - 12% 14 - 11% Another number - 6%

Should the WRU 60-cap rule remain in place? No - 63% Yes - 37%

Should Wales players be released to the pro teams more often during internatio­nal periods? Yes - 60% No - 40%

Should the administra­tion of the profession­al and amateur games be separated? Yes - 63% No - 37%

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