Principality Backs Off Premiership

The Welsh Rugby Union faces a hunt for a new sponsor for the Premiership with Principality Building Society's backing of the league set to end. Principality has been the title sponsor for the top flight of club rugby since 2005/6 but the South Wales Argus understands this season is set to be its last. The current deal expires this year and the governing body insist that no final decision has been made and that discussions are ongoing. The end of the partnership would be a blow for the 16-team Premiership, which is ring-fenced until 2020 and preparing for the start of the controversial split in…