Welsh rugby has never been short of drama but you'd be hard pressed to think of a more dramatic period than this one.
The game in Wales is in a state of crisis, with no end in sight to the stand-off between the Welsh Rugby Union and its four professional regions. With a freeze on the regions offering firm contracts, the players have threatened strike action, putting Wales' Six Nations clash with England next weekend in doubt.
So, how did we get to this point and what is likely to happen next? Rugby correspondent Steffan Thomas runs the rule over Welsh rugby's perilous predicament:
