Today’s announcement will do little to calm the often seething cauldron of Welsh rugby, particularly in west Wales.
The WRU said only one of the three future teams in Wales will be based in the west where both Ospreys (Swansea) and Scarlets (Llanelli) are based.
Scarlets and Ospreys are on a previous funding agreement until 2027 – worth just £4.5m a year – after refusing to sign the new participation agreement earlier this year.
There is still a hope within the governing body that the teams could merge but would open a tender process if they do not.
That process even opens the unlikely prospect that one of those clubs could apply for the licence based in Cardiff or east Wales.
The WRU, meanwhile, is a stakeholder in the URC – along with the four other national governing bodies – and would need support from the league to alter the number of regions competing.
Surveys have shown a majority of Welsh rugby fans would like the WRU to approach the English clubs to see if there could be an Anglo-Welsh league.
Reddin had stated that option was not on the table and the WRU remains committed to the URC.
So while the present now has greater clarity, the longer-term future of Welsh rugby will still remain uncertain.