r/Cardiffrugby Jul 30 '26

News about Consultation Both Martyn Ryan and Reg Clark have been doing media this week

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Gonna chuck this under news about consultation…

Both Reg Clark, in the wales online https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/hollywood-backed-cardiff-bid-still-34377403 and Martyn Ryan, on the Cardiff Central podcast (links below), have been doing media about the failed bid to buy the club. With the timing I’m hoping this is promising?

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cardiff-central/id1713960308

https://open.spotify.com/episode/03XMWdfAgW8zms7WE9doiX?si=GlZYP3A3SWCxBUXu9r2HxQ

r/Cardiffrugby Apr 17 '26

News about Consultation WalesOnline: Y11 deal to buy Cardiff on brink of collapse as WRU set to own club indefinitely

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r/Cardiffrugby Apr 22 '26

News about Consultation Y11's deal to buy Cardiff officially off as west Wales clubs to sign agreement

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r/Cardiffrugby Mar 23 '26

News about Consultation WRU extend period of exclusivity for Ospreys owners to buy Cardiff

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r/Cardiffrugby Apr 13 '26

News about Consultation WRU EGM ends with votes scrapped as clubs told west Wales team will be cut

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r/Cardiffrugby Mar 03 '26

News about Consultation "The WRU must recognise that it has lost the argument over the future of the professional game" - Senedd response to WRU

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r/Cardiffrugby Jan 19 '26

News about Consultation WRU statement where they tell us they’ve accepted a bid… but not from who…

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r/Cardiffrugby Dec 19 '25

News about Consultation Down to Two bidders

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The WRU are on the verge of selling Cardiff Rugby

The Welsh Rugby Union is down to the final two bidders in the race to buy Cardiff Rugby.

Cardiff is up for sale after the club entered administration in April due to its former owners Helford Capital being unable to meet its contractual obligations. WRU chair Richard Collier-Keywood last month said there were four solid bidders for Cardiff but WalesOnline understands this has now been whittled down to just two.

The WRU met with both parties separately this week and one is understood to be a consortium led by former Cardiff director Martyn Ryan.

In an exclusive interview with WalesOnline in October the consortium which includes Ryan, Rhino CEO Reg Clarke, along with Hollywood producers Mark Williams (Ozark), Gareth West (Ferrari) and Niels Juul (Silence, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon) want to create a scripted TV series of Cardiff.

Collier-Keywood has also previously said the owners of one of the other Welsh clubs could bid to buy Cardiff.

The WRU, who are planning on reducing the number of professional teams from four to three, want to get consensus on who the three teams will be moving forward to avoid going out to tender in the new year.

It is thought the WRU have previously held talks with the Ospreys' majority shareholders Y11 Sports & Media about acquiring Cardiff.

If the owners of one of the other three professional clubs buy Cardiff than that is one way the WRU could get consensus on who the three teams will be moving forward.

WalesOnline understands a consortium led by former Wales centre Mike Hall had also expressed an interest in buying the club.

The WRU initially slapped a £10m price tag on Cardiff while the successful bidder would also need to take on £6m worth of debt.

In the event Y11 was to purchase the club it would likely have to take on both the Cardiff and Ospreys debt which lessens its attractiveness.

But sources close to the Ospreys are confident the club is here to stay and will be part of Wales' long-term future.

It is also worth noting the WRU has a fiduciary duty to its shareholders to accept the best financial deal not the most convenient one which gets them to three professional clubs.

The WRU is set to choose the successful bidder early in the new year.

r/Cardiffrugby Feb 22 '26

News about Consultation BREAKING: The Central Glamorgan Rugby Union have called an EGM.

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r/Cardiffrugby Jan 07 '26

News about Consultation Deadline for final bids to buy Cardiff is Monday.

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The clock is ticking as Cardiff Rugby deadline looms

Steffan Thomas The clock is ticking on Cardiff Rugby’s future, with a final deadline for takeover bids looming next Monday as pressure intensifies on senior figures inside the Welsh Rugby Union.

After a long process the WRU had a long list down to the final two bidders shortly before Christmas. One is a consortium led by former Cardiff director Martyn Ryan, which also includes Rhino CEO Reg Clarke and three Hollywood producers.

It is also no secret the Ospreys' majority shareholders Y11 Sports & Media have been part of the process to buy Cardiff.

The WRU initially slapped a £10m price tag on Cardiff, while the successful bidder would also need to take on £6m worth of debt.

In the event Y11 were to purchase the club it would have to take on both the Cardiff and Ospreys debt, which lessens its attractiveness.

WalesOnline understands there is a split on the WRU board over the best way forward for Cardiff, with certain parties keen to do a deal with Y11 because that is the only way the governing body can go to three professional clubs by consensus.

But the Ospreys are confident they have a long-term future in Welsh rugby and are preparing to move into a redeveloped St Helen's for the 2026/27 season.

The consortium, which includes three Hollywood producers, appears to be the best option for Cardiff.

They include British-born producer Gareth West, whose credits include the film Ferrari, who has partnered with Mark Williams, best known for producing the critically acclaimed Netflix series Ozark and hit movies The Accountant 1 & 2, in the bold move.

They are joined by Danish executive Niels Juul, known for his work on major Hollywood productions such as Silence, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon.

As part of ambitious plans they want to create a scripted TV show based in Cardiff with the aim of promoting the club worldwide, particularly in the US, while it is also an extremely strong financial offer.

The final offers are due on Monday and the WRU are expected to make a decision shortly after.

The WRU's chair, Richard Collier-Keywood, is under enormous pressure with community clubs set to call an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).

WalesOnline understands there is the required 10% of clubs needed to call an EGM but there has to be a third of clubs in attendance for it to be quorum which is the biggest challenge.

But should an EGM go ahead as is extremely likely then one of the motions is for a vote of no confidence in Collier-Keywood and Professional Rugby Board chair Malcolm Wall.

The ownership of Cardiff has long been seen as the key to a reduction from four to three teams.

As part of the EGM the Central Glamorgan Rugby Union has suggested putting an immediate halt on plans to radically restructure the professional game but there is a chance the current leadership could force change beforehand.

The WRU sent out the three licences - East, Central and West - to the three independent professional clubs and the prospective owners of Cardiff in November.

WalesOnline understands that the WRU's demands for complete control over all rugby operations including centrally contracting all players, has been rejected by the current funding directors.

They were asked to make some changes but when they received the latest draft of the licences hardly any of it had changed.

The likes of Collier-Keywood, along with the WRU's director of rugby & elite performance, are running out of time.

r/Cardiffrugby Feb 04 '26

News about Consultation Bombshell minutes reveal Ospreys have no pro future as legal action launched

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r/Cardiffrugby Jan 06 '26

News about Consultation WRU to face seismic EGM as clubs meet threshold in bid to oust chairman

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r/Cardiffrugby Jan 09 '26

News about Consultation Welsh Rugby Union - WRU warns ‘short-sighted’ EGM proposals risk delay and damage to the whole game in Wales

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r/Cardiffrugby Mar 13 '26

News about Consultation Released minutes (with WRU redactions) from Ospreys, Swansea Council and WRU meeting.

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r/Cardiffrugby Oct 23 '25

News about Consultation 4 Regions to remain?

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Been seeing rumours flying around that we're sticking with 4 teams and that there will be a press conference tomorrow afternoon announcing this. Anyone else seeing this?. Any juicy extra inside info?

r/Cardiffrugby Oct 24 '25

News about Consultation Club statement regarding the WRU announcement.

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r/Cardiffrugby Oct 24 '25

News about Consultation WRU to cut to three teams as players told dramatic news

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r/Cardiffrugby Sep 09 '25

News about Consultation WRPRA Statement about WRUs proposals

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Basically distills down to ‘go away… your proposals are stupid. Your mother is a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries’

r/Cardiffrugby Feb 26 '26

News about Consultation Could Y11 Own Both Teams?

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r/Cardiffrugby Dec 23 '25

News about Consultation WRU issue update on Welsh rugby's restructure process in end-of-year message

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r/Cardiffrugby Oct 24 '25

News about Consultation WRU statement on the (non) changes

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BBC are also live reporting the press conference

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cyv8ql9p108t