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'Bleak' future for rugby club as player numbers fall

Club manager Nia Evans has urged the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) to give more support to grassroots clubs [BBC]

Elen Davies - Reporter, BBC Cymru Wales

Fri, October 30, 2026 at 5:25 PM UTC·

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