Y Sylfaen Adfywio
The foundation for Welsh rugby renewal: protected community funding, evidence-led scrutiny, open discussion and practical support for clubs, volunteers, players, families and supporters across Wales.
The foundation for Welsh rugby renewal
Current status
YSA is being developed as an independent platform and proposed foundation model. Legal, charity, tax and trustee structures must be confirmed before any fundraising or grant-making takes place.
What YSA is
YSA is an independent, evidence-led Welsh rugby renewal platform. It exists to strengthen the community base, improve transparency, support informed member discussion, and develop practical routes for club and community renewal.
What YSA is not
YSA is not the WRU. It is not a rival governing body. It does not seek to run professional rugby. It exists to support scrutiny, discussion and renewal from the foundation up.
Mission statement
Y Sylfaen Adfywio exists to strengthen Welsh rugby from the ground up through independent, transparent charitable funding, evidence-led scrutiny, open discussion and practical support.
Current status
Being built openly.
YSA is being developed as an independent platform and proposed foundation model. Legal, charity, tax and trustee structures must be confirmed before any fundraising or grant-making takes place.
Platform
Live in early form on ysa.wales. Public routes opening in stages.
Foundation
Proposed model. Legal and charity advice in progress.
Governance
Shadow group only. Trustees to be confirmed before registration.
Funding
No fundraising or grant-making until charity status is confirmed.
Principles
Legitimacy comes from clarity, restraint and public usefulness.
These principles set the boundaries for how the foundation, ClubHub and WRU Info should behave.
Community first
Evidence before irreversible decisions
Transparency as a duty
Welsh identity and language
Practical support for clubs
Women and girls as central, not peripheral
Safeguarding and integrity
Foundation model
The community game is not a cost centre. It is the source.
The foundation story is practical: protect money intended for the community game, build local club infrastructure and support the people who keep rugby alive.
Protected charitable trust
Independent trustees, restricted funds, published grant reporting and clear fund conditions.
Non-blurring rules
No professional wages, regional bailouts, owner liabilities or unrestricted WRU operating transfers.
Named public-interest purposes
Women and girls, skills, safeguarding, volunteers, facilities and community participation.
Layer 3 architecture
The protected community layer of Welsh rugby.
Layer 3 separates the grassroots and public-interest delivery wallet from elite financial pressure. It gives funders, clubs and members a visible route to see what was funded, where, why and with what outcome.