EGM a 'step backwards' for Welsh rugby, says WRU chair

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Wales suffered an excruciating 26-23 Six Nations defeat to Scotland in Cardiff last weekend [Getty Images]

The chair of the Welsh Rugby Union has warned the Welsh Parliament that proposals to remove him and change the sport's governance would be a "step backwards" for the game.

An Extraordinary General Meeting of the WRU was called by member clubs on Sunday amid turmoil over plans to cut the number of professional sides from four to three.

Richard Collier-Keywood also admitted that the WRU had struggled to bring the professional sides on board.

He said there was no "plan B" for professional rugby if he were to lose the proposed vote of confidence in his leadership, maintaining that moving to three teams was the only way to ensure rugby in Wales is sustainable.

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