The SWFU thou… "There is confusion regarding the official date of creation of the Welsh Rugby Union. The WRU is responsible for the running of rugby in Wales, overseeing 320 member clubs, the The roots of the Welsh Rugby Union lay in the creation of the South Wales Football Club in September 1875; formed, "...with the intention of playing matches with the principal clubs in the West of England and the neighbourhood. They also become available for all Welsh senior matches, despite if the match falls outside In March 1880 nine teams supposedly met at the Tenby Hotel, On 12 March 1881, eleven clubs met in the Castle Hotel, The WRU was a founding member of the International Rugby Football Board, now known as It was not until 1934 that the name, the Welsh Rugby Union, was adopted.The WRU are responsible for the running of Welsh rugby, including 320 member clubs, the After the national team the next highest level of representation in Wales is the four regions based around top club sides, but representing a larger area. The rugby rules will be the code adopted." The roots of the Welsh Rugby Union lay in the creation of the South Wales Football Club in September 1875; formed, "...with the intention of playing matches with the principal clubs in the West of England and the neighbourhood. The rugby rules will be the code adopted. The South Wales Football Club was superseded in 1878 by the South Wales Football Union in an attempt to bring greater regulation to the sport and to select representatives from club sides to represent the international game. These regions In August 2008 WRU chief Roger Lewis confirmed that the body was looking at a proposal to reinstate a fifth Welsh region, based in North Wales.The new agreement also allows players to be offered a National Dual Contract (NDC), which means the union will pay 60% of a NDC player's salary and their region 40%.