Wales risks wipeout in Pro12 play-offs but regions have reason for optimism | Paul Rees

A crowd of 70,000 is expected at the Principality Stadium at the weekend and plans are afoot for Welsh rugby to emerge from the shadows of its neighboursAll four Welsh regions may find their seasons at an end next week. None have made a European final and only the Scarlets have a realistic prospect of making the Pro12 play-offs. There is a chance that not one of them will finish in the top six, something that has not happened before, leaving Wales with a Champions Cup representative next season that qualified on the basis of geography rather than merit.No region made the play-offs in 2013-14, …