Wales v England Six Nations clash to go ahead as players call off strike threat

Day of talks in south Wales ends with compromises reached

Wales’ Captain Ken Owens. Pic: INPHO/Craig Watson

Wales’s Six Nations match against England in Cardiff on Saturday will go ahead after potential strike action from Welsh players over a contract dispute was averted, the Welsh Rugby Union has announced.

Players had gathered at Wales’s training base in the Vale of Glamorgan to discuss a range of issues with Professional Rugby Board members, with many of them out of contract at their regional teams at the end of this season.