15/06/2014 BBC Wales Today

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The Welsh Rugby Union has overwhelmingly survived a vote

of no confidence at an extraordinary general meeting

prompted by its former chief executive, David Moffett.

After four hours of debate, only four club representatives voted

A strong turnout and a fitting venue, a theatre where all

the drama gripping Welsh rugby was played out to cheers and heckles.

All the main acts were there, WRU, regions, rank and file clubs

and the man who forced the EGM in the first place, David Moffett.

In the four hour meeting there were some heated exchanges

It was the proposed changes to the league structure that provoked the

biggest outburst as clubs complained of a lack of communication

Here, a victory of sorts as the WRU promised to ballot clubs on whether

As was very carefully outlined at the start,

there was a communication process which began in 2012 particularly

It obviously didn't work so we have to improve that.

There was no appetite for all out mutiny.

Moffett's push for a vote of no confidence overwhelmingly rejected.

462 opposed, 18 abstained and just four were in favour.

It is an overwhelming message of support for the WRU.

That said, we have got to continue and improve and get better,

Moffett spoke several times challenging the Union management

But he was shouted down by the floor.

I managed to show the clubs they if they're upset about something

they can call on EGM, they should not be cowed by the WRU.

They should listen to what Gerald Davies had to say

and nothing of what the chief executive had to say in the end.

Because he was at his flowery best, didn't actually, I don't think,

took any responsibility for why it has been called.

At the end there was a rousing speech by the Welsh

legend, Gerald Davies, now on the Union board who said

Welsh rugby had been tarnished by this whole episode and it needed to

Above all else, he said, the Union had learned a painful lesson,

it needs to do a better job of communicating and listening to the

Council leaders should take the lead in reforming local government

and should be trusted to drive any possible mergers,

that's according to the Shadow Welsh Secretary, Owen Smith.

In January, a Welsh Government commission recommended the number

of councils should be cut from 22 to 12 or fewer.

First Minister Carwyn Jones has said councils can't remain

as they are and change is inevitable.

Ultimately, this has to be something that is collaborative. It has to be

not something that is imposed from above, it has to be driven by local

government itself because that is the way in which we will end up with

a low -- best fit between local services and local people. I'm

saying to local government leaders, it is up to you.

The Labour MP for Swansea West, whose constituency is home to

the most overcrowded prison in Wales and England, has called on

Swansea prison has 204 more prisoners than it should.

Geraint Davies said prison overcrowding was putting inmates,

Nearly two-thirds of Welsh voters believe a Yes vote

for Scottish independence should not change the way Wales is governed

61% thought a Yes vote should make no difference while 17% said it

should lead to more powers for the National Assembly.

14% said if scotland votes Yes then Wales should do the same.

Australian seamer, Michael Hogan, took three wickets for Glamorgan

to reduce Kent to 236 for 8 on day one of their county championship

match. Bad light eventually ended play four overs early.

With news of dry,sunny weather for the week ahead, here's Rhian Haf.

Hello. After a fine evening it is mostly dry night. They will be the

odd shower overnight. Dry for most of us and again mired in between.

Lots more sunshine to come tomorrow. The odd spot of rainbow but a fine

day on the whole and feeling warm, temperatures into the low 20s. It

stays settles in the next few days thanks to high pressure. We will be

cloudy at times and the odd shower but good spells of sunshine to

continue. We're back in Breakfast from 6.25am.

That's Wales today, goodnight. Good evening. When the sunshine is

out this week it should feel warm. The sun will have to fight through

the cloud every now and