GENEVA (Reuters) - Rugby players from the South Pacific islands are being caught up in a tug-of-war because their European clubs place "undue pressure" on them not to play international matches, the chief executive of the global players' union said on Wednesday.
Omar Hassanein, of International Rugby Players, said that the national team of Samoa had even been deprived of players at last year's Rugby World Cup -- a situation which would be unthinkable in the soccer equivalent.
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