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Article: Magners league boss not worried by proposed anglo-welsh competition
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- South Wales Evening Post
- Article date:
- August 26, 2008
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The Magners League's head man doesn't believe the fresh Anglo-
Welsh competition that is being planned will have an adverse impact
on Celtic rugby.
The Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed that they are in talks with
the Rugby Football Union to replace the EDF Energy Cup from the
start of next term with a tournament that will feature the four
regions, the 12 clubs from the Guinness Premiership and a quartet of
clubs from National League One, English rugby's second tier.
One of the many reasons for the weakness of the Magners League is
the appallingly disjointed season, with Welsh sides taking time off
from their bread-and-butter tournament to play EDF games and then
having to play three matches ...