Wales head coach Warren Gatland has delayed naming his team for Saturday's under-threat Guinness Six Nations clash against England in Cardiff.
Gatland had been due to announce his starting line-up at midday on Tuesday, although the New Zealander will still front a scheduled press conference at Wales’ training base.
Whether the game goes ahead remains in doubt amid Welsh rugby’s contractual chaos and possibility of a players’ strike.
Talks between negotiators of a new six-year financial agreement – the Professional Rugby Board – and Welsh professional players are due to take place on Wednesday.
"I am confident that with the discussions taking place hopefully something will get resolved today," the Wales head coach said on Tuesday.
"There have probably been half a dozen meetings over the last few days.
"Today was supposed to be a double (training) session, but we have kept it to just this morning so we are not training this afternoon. Hopefully, those things get resolved and the boys turn up on Thursday raring to go for Saturday.
"I am hearing positive things from both sides. Hopefully the discussions will be acceptable to both sides in terms of getting some compromise, and we can get on with the game."
Asked about the prospect of a strike if nothing is agreed, Gatland added: "I think it is a genuine threat, there is no doubt about that.
"Having spoken to a few people today, I am confident that we will get some resolution.
"What the players were asking for is definitely reasonable. There needs to be some negotiation. It's like everything, you have to find some middle ground.
"Hopefully, in the discussions today there will be some middle ground where the players are happy and the Professional Rugby Board are also happy with some of the decisions they make as well.
"The thing is, when you are in discussions, it is not always about win-win for one side. You have to find some compromise."
The players want Wales’ minimum 60-cap selection rule for players plying their trade outside the country to be scrapped, a designated seat at PRB meetings for the players association, and a review of proposed fixed-variable contracts.
Those contracts would guarantee a player only 80% of their salary, with the remaining 20% comprising bonuses, and is the players’ major grievance.
No long-form agreement between the Welsh Rugby Union and Wales’ four professional regions – Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets – has yet been agreed in writing, meaning players whose contracts expire at the end of this season currently cannot be offered new deals.
With the clock ticking and player unrest having escalated, Gatland must somehow prepare for a game that comes on the back of Wales suffering comprehensive defeats in their opening Six Nations fixtures against Ireland and Scotland.
It is the first time for 16 years that Wales have lost their first two championship games, while three defeats from the start last happened during their 2003 Six Nations campaign under head coach Steve Hansen.
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