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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Luke McLaughlin

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

The Principality Stadium before the Six Nations game between Wales and Ireland this month
Wales’s Six Nations fixture with England on 25 February could be at risk. Photograph: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans/Shutterstock

Warren Gatland has said he would not support his Wales players should they carry out a threat of strike action when England are due to visit Cardiff in the Six Nations a week on Saturday.

A dispute between the players and the governing body intensified on Tuesday when the Welsh Rugby Players’ Association (WRPA) raised the possibility of an unprecedented strike in protest at the proposed six-year deal between the regions and the Welsh Rugby Union.

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