WRU Canada Financial Request

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We the undersigned call on the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) to reconsider the request made by the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU) for a token payment of 0.50 per ticket sold from their game in Cardiff Friday 14th November.

As a top tier Nation it is our duty to help these second tier nations to develop, and this means financially as well as in other ways.

We feel that the WRU has made an error of judgement in flatly refusing this request, which given the revenue for the Autumn series will be above 17M is nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

We also feel that you may have misjudged the will of the Welsh public that support the National team, and support rugby at all levels including volunteering at grass roots clubs across the country. it is, after all people like us who generate the money for the game, and it would be nice to believe that our wishes are considered in matters such as this.

We are formally requesting that the WRU reconsider this request from the CRFU in the interests of Wales and the game as a whole.

44 Signatures

Chris Edwards
- Comments
- Please do the right thing for the game and for Wales
- Club
- Resolven
Gwyn Carney
Alastair Smith
Bernhard Charles
Dorian Davies
- Comments
- If we, as a leading rugby playing nation are unwilling to help fund develop the second tier nations, then the future for the development of the game to appeal to a broader spectrum of audiences/fans will be harmed, whilst the top tier nations will appear to be insular and elitist. The request by Canada does not seem to be excessive at all, and if granted, would certainly help to foster a better spirit of cooperation from the second tier nations without draining the coffers of the WRU to any great degree. After all, Canada are also part of the entertainment this evening, and as such, deserve some reward for their participation.
- Club
- Scarlets
Geraint
- Comments
- its only fair,
Aran Jones
- Comments
- The WRU should behave in a way that makes us proud, not embarrassed.
Sarah Lewis
stuart
- Comments
- cmon the wru - you look terrible
Matthew Finch
- Comments
- Pretty poor show really...
John Webber
- Comments
- C'Mon WRU, pony up some dough to help grow the game around the globe!
- Club
- Newbury RFC
Mark Guthrie
- Comments
- Utter greed - shame on the WRU
- Club
- Llandaff
Benton Fraser
- Comments
- Diefenbaker needs a new collar.
David Thomas
Simon Rees
Clive Davies
- Comments
- Pompous fools. Pay up you stingy gits
Marc Wakeham
- Comments
- Disgraceful attitude So typical of the WRU
- Club
- Cardiff RFC
irfon higgins
- Club
- Tycroes RFC
Owen Carney
PHIL EDWARDS
Andy Mckay
- Comments
- pay up!
- Club
- Llanelli RFC/Scarlets
Dewi Thomas
Lewis Price
- Comments
- 25k is nothing compared to what the WRU make,change your mind please.
David Stockley
Stuart Hill
- Comments
- A bancrupt Canadian RFU won't help you sell 60'000 tickets in 2011
- Club
- Ospreys
Bethan Williams
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Matthew Thomas
- Comments
- A disgrace to Welsh Rugby that needs to be put right
- Club
- Ospreys, Neath,
Michaela Penwarden
- Club
- Ospreys
Ann Jones
- Comments
- The WRU have embarassed the Welsh Nation
- Club
- Ospreys
michelle beddoe
- Comments
- we criticize the rfu for doing it and now wru are doing the same.
- Club
- ospreys
peter beddoe
- Club
- scarlets
Stefan Beddoe
- Club
- scarlets
Alyson J Parry
Ron Chalmers
- Comments
- I think the way the so-called minority rugby countries are treated by the top eight is just disgusting.
- Club
- Bridgend Ravens
D. C. Nicholas
- Comments
- Remember Rugby needs to grow as a world game not as a preserve of vested financial interests
- Club
- Pontypridd
Eddy Morgan
- Comments
- Another example of our Union's blatant disregard for anyone not at the top table, DISGRACEFUL
- Club
- Ospreys
nathan morgan
- Comments
- this is disgracefull, what they are asking for is less than 4\% of the gate receipt, how much are we paying theossies and the new zealanders to play us. the money would help toward the devlopment of these second teir countries. we should give them 25 \%
- Club
- croesyceiliog
Gill , Howard and Kathy Parry-Jones
- Comments
- Disgusted!!
- Club
- OSPREYS
Jo
Luci Llewellyn-Jones
- Club
- Dragons
Tim Lewis
- Comments
- Pay you tight bunch of ...............
- Club
- Dorking Rugby Club
morgan wayne evans
- Club
- ospreys
Dr Phil Jones
- Comments
- A bad error of judgement. If you cannot reverse the decision, then organise a collection and a well-publicised appeal.