The Welsh Rugby Gamers’ Affiliation are set to satisfy with gamers and officers forward of Wales’ Six Nations conflict with England on 25 February; A brand new monetary settlement between the areas of Cardiff, Ospreys Dragons, and Scarlets and the Welsh Rugby Union is but to be signed

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The Athletic’s David Ornstein and ESPN’s Mark Ogden talk about whether or not Wales gamers might strike and put their Six Nations fixture towards England on February 25 unsure

Wales’ skilled gamers might contemplate strike motion amid a brand new contracts freeze in Welsh rugby.

It’s understood {that a} assembly will shortly happen between Welsh Rugby Gamers’ Affiliation officers and gamers previous to Wales internet hosting England within the Guinness Six Nations Championship on Saturday 25 February, and it’s believed doable strike motion might be mentioned.

The state of affairs has been magnified attributable to recruitment being placed on maintain for Wales’ 4 skilled areas of Cardiff, Ospreys, Dragons and Scarlets.

A brand new monetary settlement between the areas and the Welsh Rugby Union has but to be confirmed in writing, sparking concern that many gamers whose present contracts expire on the finish of this season may head away from Wales.

It has generated an enormous sense of uncertainty for gamers and their households, and a participant exodus from Wales can’t be discounted with wages set to go down, with the very best fundamental wage now set to be £280,000, an enormous drop from the £400,000 some gamers at the moment earn.

Wales lock Will Rowlands is about to affix French membership Racing 92 subsequent season, with present choice coverage which means he wouldn’t be obtainable for Wales’ World Cup squad in France later this yr.

Wales’ Will Rowlands can be unable to be chosen for this yr’s World Cup until the foundations change attributable to his transfer to Racing 92

Wales’ 60-cap rule, which was established in 2017, sees gamers who subsequently signed contracts to ply their commerce outdoors Wales deemed ineligible for Take a look at choice until they’ve gained 60 caps or extra.

That might make Rowlands, who at the moment has 23 caps to his title, unavailable until the rule is modified or he receives particular dispensation from the Welsh sport’s Skilled Rugby Board.

Quite a lot of accounts by unnamed gamers on the shortage of a brand new funding deal had been reported by the Each day Mail on Tuesday.

One participant, described as a Six Nations squad member, mentioned: “I am unable to imagine I am 5 months away from the top of my contract and eight months away from the World Cup and my future is not sure but.

“I am unable to apply for a mortgage and I am on antidepressants. I am additionally one massive damage away from not having a job in July, but I am beginning for Wales each week and the WRU is making tens of hundreds of thousands from worldwide matches.”

The WRU and WRPA for remark have been contacted by the PA information company for remark.