The Scarlets’ proud proclamation welcoming fans to ‘Heart and Soul Rugby Country’ looks even more threadbare this weekend.
A loss of almost £3m last season on top of other seven-figure deficits from the two previous seasons plunges their survival into renewed doubt.
Meanwhile, in Swansea, the Ospreys reported a loss of more than £2m on last season. The Welsh Rugby Union lost £4.3m over the same period, almost half of it to former employees.
The idea that Wales can support four professional teams becomes more preposterous with each passing week. That one has to go has been blindingly obvious ...