“We can work with the FAW to deliver a world-class venueâ€
Roger Lewis
WRU chief executive Roger Lewis said: “It is the cathedral of world rugby but we are in a unique position where we can do so much more.
“We want to embark on the next stage of the journey and improve the pitch, which is a talking point for us all.
“Our preferred option is to go for a Desso surface that will take us to yet another level – a hybrid pitch.
“It would give us greater ability to attract world and European football.
“We’re already talking to our partners at the FAW to see what we can do together to bring European football to Cardiff and Wales.
“UEFA have strict criteria for pitches but a Desso pitch fulfils that. We can work with the FAW to deliver a world-class venue.â€
The WRU hope to begin work on the hybrid pitch in the summer, ahead of the Welsh rugby team’s autumn series.
They face Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa in successive matches.
Wales are sweating on the fitness of Sam Warburton ahead of their third Six Nations defence.
The British Lions captain suffered a shoulder injury during Wales’ 30-26 defeat to Australia.
He is now awaiting scan results but the last time he had the same injury, in the 2012 Grand Slam decider, he was sidelined for almost three months.
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