FORMER Wales full-back Lee Byrne claims he was subjected to “bullying treatment” by attack coach Rob Howley.
Byrne, 37, won the last of his 46 Wales caps in 2011 and says his relationship with Howley broke down that year. “I felt he was trying to undermine me, in a subtle yet insidious way,” Byrne writes in his autobiography.
The WRU said it would: “Contact Lee to fully understand his concerns regarding his treatment.”
Byrne, who won a Lions cap in 2009, claims Howley favoured full-back rival Leigh Halfpenny with comments during training, while criticisin...