Wales' dual contracts close - Gatland
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Wales boss Warren Gatland hopes to have his country's first dual-contracted players signed up within the next "three or four weeks".
Several Test players are set to sign contracts that will be funded by Wales' four professional regional teams and the Welsh Rugby Union.
The initiative is part of a new six-year agreement which the regions and the Welsh Rugby Union set up following months of in-fighting.
£3.
3million will be used to fund national player contracts annually, with the WRUcontributing 60 per cent and the regions 40 per cent.
Wales skipper Sam Warburton has already switched …
Several Test players are set to sign contracts that will be funded by Wales' four professional regional teams and the Welsh Rugby Union.
The initiative is part of a new six-year agreement which the regions and the Welsh Rugby Union set up following months of in-fighting.
£3.
3million will be used to fund national player contracts annually, with the WRUcontributing 60 per cent and the regions 40 per cent.
Wales skipper Sam Warburton has already switched …
