WATCH: RTÉ rugby panel on Welsh rugby crisis
With the threat of an unprecedented Guinness Six Nations strike on the cards, the RTÉ Rugby panel of Bernard Jackman and Donal Lenihan look at the crisis in the Wales Rugby Union.
BBC Wales commentator Gareth Rhys Owen gives us an insight into the contract situation convulsing the game in the country, which brings next weekend's Wales v England tie into question.
Over the weekend, Professional Rugby Board chair Malcom Wall apologised unreservedly to Welsh players for the "stress and real discomfort" caused by the current contract dispute.
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