NEWS EXTRA
By PAUL REES
A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at both youth and senior level.
The documentary by BBC Wales, Welsh Rugby – Keeping the Faith, found a drop in the number of schools in the country playing rugby with the number of players leaving to pursue academic and rugby careers in England turning “from a trickle to a flood”.
Every secondary school in Wales and every club in the Cardiff region was invited to take part in the survey.
More than 50 of the 70 clubs responded and all except...
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