The Welsh Rugby Union will meet with the four professional clubs this week for the first time since announcing it will move away from a model of four evenly funded sides. A Professional Rugby Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, meaning representatives of Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets will meet with WRU bosses after a seismic few days in the Welsh game. WRU bosses had informed the four clubs of their intentions last Thursday, ahead of a dramatic weekend where the severe change in stance - going from publicly pushing four equally funded sides to suddenly not - became apparent. On Saturday night, WalesOnline revealed that the expected outcome was that there would be a reduction to three teams. The WRU has not confirmed whether that will be the case, maintaining a decisive decision is yet to be made. However, in a statement released on Sunday, it confirmed the two-year notice period had been issue to terminate the current Professional Rugby Agreement after the Ospreys and Scarlets failed to sign the new deal. The Union also added it had not taken the decision lightly and recognised the game was now entering a period of huge uncertainty. That led to a strong joint-statement from the west Wales sides later on the same day, where they accused the WRU of performing a "destabilising and debilitating" U-turn from their previous stance. The Ospreys and Scarlets have been reluctant to sign following the WRU's takeover of Cardiff . The Arms Park club went into administration earlier in the season, with the WRU taking them over. Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby. With all four clubs having been close to agreeing to the new deal, the situation with Cardiff has complicated matters. The fear for the Ospreys and Scarlets is that, under the new PRA, the Arms Park club will be favoured financially - with the clubs wanting some clear show of equality in writing added to the agreement. However, after missing the latest deadline, the WRU's patience has run out. As far as the WRU is concerned, the offer to sign the new PRA is now off the table. Were the Ospreys and Scarlets to suddenly declare their intentions to sign the PRA, it would now require WRU CEO Abi Tierney to put that before the WRU Board. As such, it'll be interesting to see how Wednesday's meeting unfolds as the parties speak for the first time since the weekend's dramatic developments.