WALES AND LIONS LEGEND
SHANE WILLIAMS

THE last thing you want as a rugby player is for your career to be halted by factors outside your control – but Warren Gatland has sent a clear message to his squad this week and he is to be applauded for that.
To see three of Wales’ summer tourists withdrawn from the trip because of a contract dispute with Premiership Rugby Limited is always sad in my view. My immediate thought is with the men at the heart of the issue – in this case Tomas Francis, Luke Charteris and Josh Adams – and how they’re feeling after missing out...