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The Latest Breaking News from Rugby

Alun Wyn Jones admits Wales strike a possibility but would be ‘very last option’

Former Wales captain speaks out on player uncertainty over contracts.

The Independent UK

Welsh rugby fans' favourite quits with immediate effect after head injury

He won 10 caps after arriving in Wales in 2018

Wales Online

The full transcript of the tense Wales press conference as Gatland says 'don't blame players'

Gatland and Alun Wyn Jones talked to the media amid talk Wales' stars could strike for Six Nations clash with England

Wales Online

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The best coaches are thieves, stealing ideas from others to stay at the top of their game

Watching England in the Six Nations was a reminder of how much football can learn from rugby, cycling and others

The Guardian - UK

Shocking footage emerges of brawl at university rugby match in Wales

The bust up involving players and spectators broke out at the end of a Cardiff University v Exeter University game

Wales Online

Alun Wyn Jones says strike threat is real as Gatland admits he would not support it

Wales' head coach and former captain held a press conference amid the disruption

Wales Online

Warren Gatland responds to threat of Wales players striking against England

The Wales boss has had his say on an ongoing dispute caused by Welsh rugby’s professional contracts freeze

The Independent UK

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Wales boss Warren Gatland would not back player strike despite supporting cause

The New Zealander has had his say on an ongoing dispute caused by Welsh rugby’s professional contracts freeze.

The Independent UK

Ealing Trailfinders explore Wales move after RFU block promotion

Ealing Trailfinders are exploring their options over joining the Welsh Rugby Union to compete in the United Rugby Championship.

Evening Standard

RFU make Wasps and Worcester Warriors decision as clubs' Championship fates decided

Wasps could return to top flight of English rugby as soon as next year following the RFU's decision to reinstate the club in the Championship, but the news isn't as positive for Worcester Warriors

Daily Mirror

‘We’ve had enough’: Wales players angered by contract uncertainty

Strike action by players is a possibility as the Wales squad continue preparations to face Six Nations opponents England next Saturday

The Independent UK

Drua show new tricks in Super trial win over Force

Fijian Drua showed patience and an aerial threat to go with their natural ball-running in a 48-38 defeat of Western Force in their final Super Rugby trial.

AAP

Late Late Show line-up: Dancing with the Stars contestants and rugby legend among guests for Friday

Friday's show includes Johnny Sexton, Rory O'Neill, Denys Samson and Keith Donegan

Irish Mirror

Gatland would not support Wales players if they strike for England fixture

The Wales head coach, Warren Gatland, said he would not support his players if they decided to strike before their Six Nations match with England

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Wales Online

Welsh rugby players' union slams bosses for releasing stark statement as stars trained

The WRPA have hit out at the statement released by the PRB and WRU on Wednesday evening

Wales Online

Wales rugby team walk out of huge WRU sponsors dinner early in premeditated decision

WalesOnline understand that the players had made the decision beforehand to leave the event after just an hour

Wales Online

Sam Warburton backs 'shafted' players to strike and claims region close to entering administration

Warburton has spoken out strongly for the players amid the ongoing troubles

Daily Mirror

Welsh rugby bosses tell players they are paying salaries rugby cannot afford

WRU interim CEO Nigel Walker met with senior members of Warren Gatland's squad to try to stave off the threat of Six Nations strike action - hours later players are believed to have walked out of a sponsor event early in a show of disaffection

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Bristol Post

Pat Lam confronts rumours his job at Bristol Bears is under threat

Bristol Bears are bottom of the Gallagher Premiership after 12 rounds

The Guardian - US

Major League Rugby returns for season six – with US game at a crossroads

Utah chief executive bullish about prospects despite men’s Eagles’ World Cup failure and an ever-shifting landscape

Wales Online

Today's rugby news as Wales players set out demands in heated meeting and international goes public on 'lack of respect'

The latest rugby stories and headlines from Wales and the wider world

Daily Mirror

Joe Westerman's wife says woman caught with shamed husband in sex act clip sacked

Castleford Tiger rugby league player Westerman was filmed in an alleyway beside a Greggs store in Yorkshire performing a sex act on a woman who was not his wife in the early hours of the morning

The Independent UK

England’s Richard Cockerill feels Wales could be galvanised by off-field issues

Welsh professional rugby has been hit by a contracts freeze.

AAP

Reds strike gold in Australian rugby recruitment coup

Queensland schoolboy talent Frankie Goldsbrough says a gut feeling led him to sign with the Queensland Reds despite keen rugby league interest.

Daily Mirror

Welsh legend Jonathan Davies slams “shambolic” episode amid Six Nations strike threat

Wales stars could go on strike forcing their Six Nations fixture against England to be cancelled after the WRU suspended handing out new contracts resulting in an uncertain future for players

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