from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. wales head coach warren gatland says he won t back his players if they decide to strike instead of lining up against england in the six nations. gatland insists he supports his squad s cause after welsh rugby s professional contracts freeze. but says he wouldn t agree if they boycotted the game in cardiff a week on saturday. there s a meeting of the body representing players in wales next week after wage cuts were proposed. i m in complete support of the players in terms of the wl pa which, to me, my time here has been incredibly weak as an organisation and i ve stressed on a number of occasions to players that they need to be stronger, the need to have more voice, they need to be around
after wage cuts were proposed. i m in complete support of the players in terms of the wlpa which, to me, in my time here has been incredibly weak as an organisation, and i ve stressed on a number of occasions to the players that they need to be stronger, the need to have more voice, they need to be around the table from a consultation point of view. so, the fact that from that regard i think it s a huge positive for the players and that and that relationship with the union going forward, because they need to be part of all the discussions that take place. meanwhile, ireland lock tadhg beirne has been ruled out of the remainder of the six nations. the second row suffered an ankle injury in ireland s victory over france last weekend ruling him out of the upcoming matches against italy, scotland and england as the irish chase just the fourth us grand slam in their history.
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