SHANE WILLIAMS
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND

Pick a number, any number – 9, 14, 10, 12. This lottery of Welsh rugby self-interest is put ahead of what is going to be best for the game in Wales.
The men handed the responsibility for designing the Indigo Group Premiership – the most vital bridge in the playing pathway between age-grade and regional rugby – are failing in their duty as petty politics gets in the way of advancement.
Nobody wants to vote themselves out of the top tier among the 12 clubs currently there and the WRU Council and Board members are fearful of a backlash that could turn in...