Wales reveal team to face England in Six Nations clash - announcement LIVE

Follow live updates as Wales head coach Warren Gatland names his team to face England in the Six Nations on Saturday.

Wales are preparing to face England as normal but the build-up to the country’s third match of their Six Nations campaign has been anything but; Wales have been engulfed by a possibility of player strike action. The chaos off the field comes as Wales have made a miserable start to the Six Nations on it, following opening defeats to Ireland and Scotland.

Saturday’s match against England is expected to go ahead despite the threat of strike action - Alun Wyn Jones has described the possibility of a player strike as a “last resort” - but it does not take away from the dark clouds that are currently hanging over Welsh rugby.

A victory over rivals England, who defeated Italy last time out, would at least lighten the mood and Louis Rees-Zammit is expected to return from injury to boost Gatland’s options. Follow live updates as the Wales head coach names his team to face England, below

Wales reveal team to face England in Six Nations clash

  • Warren Gatland set to name team to face England at 12pm

  • Six Nations clash comes amid threat of Wales player strike

Wales set to name team to face England despite threat of strike

10:34 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Yes, as things stand, there will be a game in Cardiff on Saturday, though a strike is still a very real possibility. Hopes of a breakthrough in talks between the players and the Welsh Rugby Union did not materialise yesterday, and there is still a significant way to go for agreement to be reached. The Welsh players have set a deadline of tomorrow evening before taking industrial action - but Warren Gatland is pressing ahead with naming his 23.

Good morning

10:30 , Jamie Braidwood

Good morning and welcome to live updates of the Wales team announcement as Warren Gatland names his side to face England in the Six Nations on Saturday.

Wales are preparing to face England as normal but the build-up to the country’s third match of their Six Nations campaign has been anything but. Wales have been engulfed by a possibility of player strike action. The chaos off the field comes as Wales have made a miserable start to the Six Nations on it, following opening defeats to Ireland and Scotland.

Saturday’s match against England is expected to go ahead despite the threat of strike action - Alun Wyn Jones has described the possibility of a player strike as a “last resort” - but it does not take away from the dark clouds that are currently hanging over Welsh rugby.

A victory over rivals England, who defeated Italy last time out, would at least lighten the mood and Louis Rees-Zammit is expected to return from injury to boost Gatland’s options.

Follow live updates as the Wales head coach names his team to face England in our live blog

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