Welsh rugby has received a fresh warning today that will send a tremor through the game barely a month out from the autumn internationals.
Players have seen contract negotiations frozen by the Welsh Rugby Union and Professional Rugby Board in the absence of a fresh funding arrangement for the sport this side of the River Severn, and they are deeply concerned to the point where some are even said to support not taking the field.
Among their worries is that a serious injury to a player heading for free-agent status, who hasn’t negotiated a new deal, could leave the said individual struggling to nail down a new package beyond this season.
