Sale refuse to release Dwayne Peel...!

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Peel's club, Sale, have blocked the scrum-half from joining Wales summer training, amid an on-going dispute with the Welsh Rugby Union about availabilty outside designated International Rugby Board time periods.
However, his new clubmate Andy Powell is with Wales as his contract with the Aviva Premiership side begins after the World Cup.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/13992149.stm

I think the WRU are only refusing to speak to the PRL to force their players' hands. Players like Peel will have to wise up and make sure they are available for all International release dates - as Mitchell and Powell have - even if it does mean that they have to accept lower wages. By refusing to talk to the PRL, they put the onus on Peel to make sure he is available for release dates and let other players know that the WRU won't bail them out.