Gareth Anscombe will leave Cardiff Blues at the end of the season to join their Pro14 rivals Ospreys. The Wales outhalf, 27, had been offered a new contract by Blues and also been linked with English clubs Harlequins, Bath and Bristol. “I’m delighted to have secured my future to play professional rugby in Wales and to be joining the Ospreys. He signed a national dual contract (NDC) with the Welsh Rugby Union when he joined Blues from New Zealand side Waikato Chiefs in 2014. NDCs have been replaced by a new player banding pay system by the WRU, with wages and categories set by the new Professional Rugby Board (PRB) andAnscombe’s appeal against his pay banding had been rejected.

Source: The Irish Times April 15, 2019 18:11 UTC