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WRU chairman Richard Collier-Keywood

Richard Collier-Keywood to Quit as Chair as WRU Try to Defuse Rebel Clubs

The Welsh Rugby Union have moved to try and draw the sting out of the revolt by member clubs by announcing Richard Collier-Keywood is to step down as chair.

Graham Thomas | Mar 27, 2026
Protesting Ospreys fans. Pic: Alamy

WRU Dealt Huge Blow Ahead of EGM With Damaging Ospreys Decision Revealed

The Welsh Rugby Union has been dealt a huge blow with the publication of damning details of their intention to close down the Ospreys.

Graham Thomas | Mar 13, 2026
Welsh rugby remains shrouded in uncertainty. Pic: Alamy

WRU Chair Brands Clubs’ EGM Backers as “Opaque” as Confidence Vote Looms

Welsh Rugby Union chair Richard Collier-Keywood has described the group driving an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) aimed at removing him from office as “opaque”.

Graham Thomas | Feb 26, 2026
WRU chairman Richard Collier-Keywood

WRU Face Busy Diary . . . Court Case, CMA Case, and now EGM

Richard Collier-Keywood’s stint as chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union - and his plans to close down the Ospreys – could both be on borrowed time.

Graham Thomas | Feb 22, 2026
Welsh fans make their way to the old National Stadium in Cardiff. Pic: Alamy.

Welsh Rugby . . . A Love That Endures . . . Maybe

What happens when a nation loses it faith? . . . Andrew Weeks ponders the unthinkable.

Andrew Weeks | Feb 19, 2026
Ospreys fans have vowed to fight to save their team. Pic: Alamy.

Ospreys Threat Is Unfair, Unjust and Illegal, Claim Swansea Council

Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart has issued a strong call for fairness and transparency as the battle rumbles on over the future of the Ospreys.

Paul Jones | Feb 18, 2026
Ospreys fans have found their voices. Pic: Alamy.

Pressure Grows for WRU to Dump Secret Ospreys Axe Plan

Resistance to the Welsh Rugby Union’s secret restructuring plans is intensifying, with criticism now hardening both within the Ospreys region and across the wider Welsh game.

David Williams | Feb 12, 2026
St. Helen's . . . historic home of Swansea RFC. Pic: Alamy

Swansea RFC Pour More Cold Water on WRU Ospreys Plan

Swansea RFC have hit back forcefully at suggestions they could be merged with the Ospreys.

Graham Thomas | Feb 05, 2026
Ozzie the Osprey. Pic. Alamy

WRU Facing Extra £14m Bill if They Axe Ospreys

The Welsh Rugby Union could be hit with a bill for a further £14m if they decide to axe the Ospreys, as Graham Thomas reports.

Graham Thomas | Jan 30, 2026
Protesting Ospreys fans. Pic: Alamy

Swansea Council Turn up Heat on WRU Over Ospreys Cull

Swansea Council is set to pile further pressure on the Welsh Rugby Union as opposition hardens to plans that could see the Ospreys effectively wiped out of professional rugby.

Paul Jones | Jan 29, 2026
Protesting Ospreys fans. Pic: Alamy

Swansea Council Turn up Heat on WRU Over Ospreys Cull

Swansea Council is set to pile further pressure on the Welsh Rugby Union as opposition hardens to plans that could see the Ospreys effectively wiped out of professional rugby.

Paul Jones | Jan 29, 2026
Wales players – including a large contengent of Ospreys – celebrate the 2008 Grand Slam. Pic: Alamy

Ospreys Stars Pile Pressure on WRU to Bin Their Plan and Start Again

Former Wales and Ospreys heroes – including legends such as Shane Williams and Alun Wyn Jones - have piled massive pressure on the Welsh Rugby Union to scrap it’s plans to kill off the region.

Paul Jones | Jan 28, 2026