Rowley 'unaware' of Salford player strike threat
Rowley last month accused one player, Sam Stone, of "downing tools" by refusing to play against St Helens, leading to him departing for Warrington Wolves on loan.Rowley was asked about the strike talk but said: "I read an article saying I'd been made aware of certain players not playing. "That's not true, nobody's approached me. I've not had any dialogue regarding that, that's utter bull."The RFL has confirmed that they are meeting with the club, players and the Rugby League Cares charity on Wednesday. Rowley added: "That was at the request of the players, they've not come in on a white horse. It's been at the request of the players just for some clarity and some good chat and they're kindly doing that, so that's all good. It's not the gravitas it's been made out to be."
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