All the Regions have indicated publicly that the payment delay is causing them serious financial consequences.
The WRU is prepared to cover the full amount of postponed payments on a temporary basis subject to the loan getting formal WRU Board and bank approval.
The loan offer was made to the Regions before the ERC Board meeting on Wednesday 5 February when the postponement of payment distributions was confirmed.
If the WRU receives a request from the Regions the governing body would consider it positively as a matter of urgency.
The ERC Board has unanimously agreed to postpone all further payment decisions until 19 February when the Board will meet again.
