Fixture crush has players talking of strike action – World Rugby must step up

If no one wants to see World Rugby become the bloated, complacent and septic organisation that Fifa turned into it need to be given more authority

The last time players in England went on strike it was in a dispute over pay. It was in November 2000 and the national squad baulked at a pay offer from the Rugby Football Union they felt was weighted too heavily towards win bonuses at the expense of match fees.

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