Acting Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Nigel Walker has warned Wales' four regions he will "hold their feet to the fire" if they don't offer players contracts by the end of next week.
Cardiff, Dragons RFC, the Ospreys, and the Scarlets have been in negotiations with the WRU over a new long-term funding framework since last summer, with the Professional Rugby Board seeing fit to put a freeze on offering player contracts.
The uncertainty around the players' long-term futures almost led to a strike this week but a compromise was agreed at the eleventh hour.
