Welsh union receives £13.5m COVID-19 rescue package


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 25 Jan 2021

(Reuters) - Welsh rugby has secured a 13.5 million pounds ($18.48 million) funding package from the government that will help soften the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Welsh Rugby Union's (WRU) chief executive Steve Phillips has said.

The grant will be divided equally among the WRU and the country's four professional regions -- Cardiff Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets, the BBC said https://www.bbc.com/sport/wales/55768668.

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