Twenty jobs could go as part of WRU restructure

The Welsh Rugby Union will cut up to 20 roles as it implements a restructure aimed at saving £5m a year.

It said the "transformative programme" would involve savings and efficiencies in the business and would allow the governing body to operate" in a manner befitting of a £100m-a-year business".

The organisation which employs 344 people added it has entered a formal consultation period with staff.

It comes after the WRU announced on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Cardiff Rugby, one of the four regional Welsh sides, after it collapsed into administration earlier this week.