He tried, but Wales captain Ken Owens could barely conceal his anger, frustration and no little contempt for the Welsh Rugby Union as he co-hosted the peace conference outside the Vale Hotel. With a voice that sounded painfully hoarse from too much painful negotiating, Owens joined acting WRU chief executive Nigel Walker in announcing that a deal with the players had been struck so that Saturday’s Six Nations match against England in Cardiff could go ahead.