Wales presently has two ladies’s sides, Brython Thunder and Gwalia Lightning, competing within the Celtic Problem alongside golf equipment from Eire and Scotland.
However becoming a member of essentially the most profitable and aggressive home league in Europe has lengthy been an ambition, with 28 of Wales’ 38-strong Six Nations squad enjoying within the PWR.
Leicester and Trailfinders are the newest golf equipment to enter, once they joined Gloucester-Hartpury, Bristol, Sale, Exeter, Saracens, Harlequins and Loughborough three years in the past.
Wales head coach Sean Lynn, who gained three consecutive titles with Gloucester-Hartpury, mentioned he was eager for a Welsh staff to be a part of the competitors.
“From my private expertise, having labored throughout the PWR, I recognize what the league has achieved for girls’s rugby globally and its potential to draw one of the best gamers from around the globe,” he mentioned.
“There has all the time been a big Welsh participant illustration within the PWR and I do know there has all the time been an urge for food for Welsh groups to play within the league.”
Ought to the WRU achieve success in its bid, the staff would probably be primarily based in Cardiff, the place the prospect of Anglo-Welsh competitors might appeal to good crowds.
The Union presently owns Cardiff Rugby, with the Arms Park already residence to Wales ladies and its age-grade groups.
