• Wales among countries to benefit for pre-tournament friendlies
Wales and Scotland are among a number of countries who have received a major boost to their World Cup preparations after Premiership Rugby agreed to the early release of their players following landmark changes to World Rugby legislation.
Following the threat of legal action from PRL, as revealed by the Guardian in December, World Rugby signed off on changes to its player insurance regulations at its council meeting in Dublin on Wednesday. In turn PRL will agree to release players such as Wales’s Dan Biggar and Taulupe Faletau as well as Scotland’s Sean Maitland and Sam Skinner for pre-World Cup camps.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/23/world-cup-premiership-world-cup-insurance-regulations under the title “Premiership clubs agree early release of players for Rugby World Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
