State of Welsh Rugby survey results: Fans demand more money for regions, call for Anglo-Welsh League and want 60-cap rule scrapped

Welsh rugby finds itself at somewhat of a crossroads.

Questions have been raised over the sustainability of the boom or bust nature of the game here. One weekend the regions are crashing out of the Champions Cup en masse, the next Cardiff are beating Leinster.

One weekend Wales are getting thrashed by Ireland, the next they’re beating Scotland.

But, in truth, there is a sense that the wins are papering over the cracks.

With that in mind, WalesOnline recently ran a survey about the state of the game here and thousands of you responded, giving us your takes on what needs to happen.

One of the key questions in our survey revolved around what needed to change in order to help the regions become more successful.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the majority of those taking part in the survey said that the size of the payments from the Welsh Rugby Union to the regions must increase to help them compete financially with Europe’s elite. That answer took 63% of the vote.

A minority said that fixtures must take place outside of Test windows while others said the league our regions play in must change.

It’s very easy to say that the regions should get more money but the question then moves to where that money is coming from.

Which leads us onto our next question, which is ‘What should the WRU do with the £51 million CVC Six Nations money?’

This refers to the investment that the WRU received when CVC bought a share in the Six Nations. This does not all come in one go and instead comes in stages and will run out eventually.

The WRU have opted to use the money largely to invest in capital projects like the new Parkgate Hotel on Westgate Street and a ‘roof walk’ is also being mooted at the Principality Stadium.

However, just two percent of