Rugby Union: We must clear a path to make dreams come true for N.Wales' young stars; In the second of our exclusive two-part interview with Gerald Davies, chief rugby writer CARSON WISHART discovers why it's so important that the long journey to professional rugby in North Wales starts now.(Sport)

From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: September 14, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: CARSON WISHART

YOU could almost hear the mutterings of discontent as far away as the South Wales valleys when WRU plans were revealed to put North Wales on the path to becoming the fifth region in Welsh rugby this week.

Just two years ago, the union became the scourge of Pontypridd and Bridgend when that rugby heartland was wiped off the top-flight map overnight with the winding up of the cash-strapped Celtic Warriors.

In what was perceived as the most controversial chapter in the reign of then WRU chief executive David Moffett, it was argued that there were ...

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