Cuthbert joins fellow departing Wales internationals George North and Nicky Smith. But unlike North and Smith, who have secured deals to respectively join Provence and Leicester, the 34-year-old Cuthbert doesn’t have a new club lined up.
Cuthbert joins fellow departing Wales internationals George North and Nicky Smith. But unlike North and Smith, who have secured deals to respectively join Provence and Leicester, the 34-year-old Cuthbert doesn’t have a new club lined up.
They can no longer afford big-ticket imports but an emerging crop of talented youngsters gives Ospreys cause for optimism.
Wales co-captain Dewi Lake is set to switch from his usual position of hooker to openside flanker for the first time since age-grade rugby to help his injury-hit Ospreys side.
While the absence of Richie Mo'unga may be a difficult challenge for the Crusaders to navigate in the opening rounds of the Super Rugby Pacific season, it does present an opportunity for the back-up first fives in the squad.
The PRO14's future will be defined by the arrival of South Africa's 'big four' in 2021.
The Guinness PRO14 have released a list of the 20 players whose futures appear to lie elsewhere beyond the current season, with many either transferring, retiring or being released by their respective clubs.
Simon Berghan and Edinburgh are sitting pretty at the top of Pool 5 in the European Champions Cup.
The 24-year-old number 10 is scoring more than 10 points a game for his Guinness PRO14 club, having just started a two-season deal.
Montpellier suffered their first Top 14 loss of the season at Bordeaux, thanks in no small part to an inspired display from Simon Hickey.