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"The six-year framework we have agreed has always had the players' best interests at heart and we have been happy to allay their understandable concerns with the adjustments described.
"Negotiations at PRB will continue in earnest as we seek to sign our new six-year PRA as soon as possible and we continue to be grateful to our professional players for their understanding and patience at this most critical time for the game in Wales."
An 'unprecedented' event in Wales: From 'no deal yet' to 'conditions met'
Sky Sports' James Cole analyses how a dramatic day for Welsh Rugby unfolded...."It has been a dramatic week which ended in a dramatic day here at the Vale of Glamorgan hotel, Wales' training camp.
"At about 2.30pm, players started to arrive for this major meeting. We think over 100 players were here and it was unprecedented in Welsh rugby to have professional players from all four regions in the same place. Then arrived the WRU representatives and the representatives from those regions to meet with those players.
"Now the first element of the meeting was about the next six-year contract with all professional players.
"Nigel Walker, the acting chief executive of the WRU, left the meeting and a group of journalists were in the lobby asking him what the decision was regarding the Wales vs England game. He said "no decision as yet" and we were confused as to what was happening.