Who will be on the plan for next season?
Coach Wayne Pivac believes if the 28-year-old doesn’t go to Japan then he will stay with the Scarlets, which would be a big boost for them and see him eligible for Wales after the World Cup via the three-year residency qualification.
SCOTT BALDWIN
THE 34-cap hooker has been with the Ospreys for a decade now, but his current deal is up at the end of the season and he could be moving on. He has been linked with a possible switch to Cardiff Blues.
DAN EVANS
THE Ospreys full-back has been Mr Consistent since coming on board from the Dragons in 2014 and many consider him unfortunate to have missed out with Wales.
Given his international exclusion and the fact he is now 30, he might consider a move to foreign fields, but his region would be keen to retain him.
RHYS PRIESTLAND
THE 32-yearold fly-half will be leaving Bath at the end of this season and would be a valuable addition for one of the regions with his class and experience.
KRISTIAN DACEY
DESPITE having dropped out of the reckoning with Wales, it’s understood the eight-times capped hooker wants to stay with Cardiff Blues and that they are keen to keep hold of their skipper.
LUKE CHARTERIS
THE 74-cap lock will be 36 next month, but he has shown this season when he’s played for Bath that there is still life in the old dog yet and he could be a useful acquisition for a region on a one-year deal.
NICK WILLIAMS
ANOTHER veteran now into his 36th year, but he remains crucial to the Blues as a ball-carrying totem and shows no sign of calling it a day, so there is a strong case for an extension.
HANNO DIRKSEN
BORN in South Africa and raised in the USA, he has been at the Ospreys for a decade now, providing a real physical presence on the wing.
TOM HABBERFIELD
HAS been an important squad player for the Ospreys and a steady performer at scrum-half. As with Dirksen, we await news on his future.
JARROD EVANS, TOMOS WILLIAMS, WILLIS HALAHOLO
ALL three Cardiff Blues stars were on contracts which expire at the end of this season, but it’s understood they have all already agreed extensions.