Wales at present has two girls’s sides, Brython Thunder and Gwalia Lightning, competing within the Celtic Problem alongside golf equipment from Eire and Scotland.
However becoming a member of probably the most profitable and aggressive home league in Europe has lengthy been an ambition, with 28 of Wales’ 38-strong Six Nations squad taking part in within the PWR.
Leicester and Trailfinders are the latest golf equipment to enter, after they joined Gloucester-Hartpury, Bristol, Sale, Exeter, Saracens, Harlequins and Loughborough three years in the past.
Wales head coach Sean Lynn, who received three consecutive titles with Gloucester-Hartpury, mentioned he was eager for a Welsh workforce to be a part of the competitors.
“From my private expertise, having labored throughout the PWR, I respect what the league has achieved for girls’s rugby globally and its skill to draw the very best gamers from world wide,” he mentioned.
“There has at all times been a major Welsh participant illustration within the PWR and I do know there has at all times been an urge for food for Welsh groups to play within the league.”
Ought to the WRU achieve success in its bid, the workforce would probably be based mostly in Cardiff, the place the prospect of Anglo-Welsh competitors may appeal to good crowds.
The Union at present owns Cardiff Rugby, with the Arms Park already house to Wales girls and its age-grade groups.
