Dragons plan to help relegation-threatened Newport County stay at Rodney Parade

Dragons are facing their own uncertainties given the chaos around the upheaval in regional rugby with the Welsh Rugby Union intent on cutting the number of professional teams from four to three. Those plans include one team based in east Wales.

Dragons signed a new Professional Rugby Agreement – PRA25 – with the governing body last year along with Cardiff but Ospreys and Scarlets refused.

Blumberg said: “There is a lot going on with the other teams but we’re still in the background poking the bear around what the next five of 10 years looks like for the Dragons.

“It’s not panic stations because we have PRA locked in with a five-year term and know our funding for the next two years. We are recruiting and retaining players on a budget we know we have got under PRA25.”

There is a two-year notice period for terminating Dragons’ PRA which would have to be served by the WRU on 1 June.

Blumberg added: “The Union desperately need us to be stable and involved in the future plans. We have a solid foundation and they don’t want us to go off track.”

Developing land alongside the rugby pitch on the Rodney Parade site has long been an ambition of the owners David Buttress, David Wright and Hoyoung Huh.

Blumberg told supporters the club is in talks with Newport Council and Welsh government over plans for a full-size 4G pitch with 2,000-seater stand as well as padel courts and a new clubhouse.