Welsh rugby could face a drain of top talent amid reports that some players are set for massive percent pay cuts under new belt-tightening measures likely to be introduced into the game this side of the River Severn.
“A number of quality players will leave,” predicted one figure involved in the game here. “Players have short careers and are not going to just accept having their incomes slashed.
“The 60-cap rule on exiled players will have to be looked at as well, because it’s not morally fair to tell certain players they have to play for the regions to be eligible for Wales and then offer them hugely reduced regional contracts.
