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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Oisin Doherty

Wales v England will go ahead this weekend as Welsh players choose not to strike

The Guinness Six Nations game between Wales and England will go ahead at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff this Saturday.

Both the Welsh Rugby Union and Welsh Rugby Players Association have been at loggerheads with each other over a string of issues, the most pressing of which was a freeze on the offering of new contracts to out-of-contract players, which left up to 90 players unsure whether they had jobs next season.

This lack of clarity, coupled with the controversial 60 cap rule which prevented player playing abroad being eligible for International selection unless they were uncapped or had 60 caps, had seen the Welsh players seriously considering taking industrial action.

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