Strike avoided but captain Ken Owens says Wales are a laughing stock - Wales rugby union team
Relief as deal struck for England game to take place Owens gives scathing assessment of state of Welsh rugby Waless Six Nations match against England will go ahead as planned on Saturday after a player strike was narrowly averted following a series of crisis meetings on Wednesday. The Wales squad were adamant they would down tools for the lucrative fixture in Cardiff if the Welsh Rugby Union did not grant concessions to t