The wru see the regions as financially and commercially inept. this is the main reason for not increasing the funds.
They have money to invest and i wouldn’t be surprised to see considerably better funding made available for new regions under their own control,this is the key!
Probably be difficult time for the teams over the next few years, would likely be a mix of youngsters and overseas talent and experience while the pool of welsh players with international ambitions trickles back from the rebel regions.
Roger Lewis is buisness man and his main focus is the WRU making profit so it makes sense to let the regions go if they are bad for buisness.
I don’t think he gives a hwt about 150 years of rugby tradition.