We’re now into 2023 and so dozens of big-namerugby are free to negotiate with potential suitors as their contracts are set to expire in the summer.
Over the past few years, we have seen a notable rise in players willingly running down their contracts in order to strike the best deal possible at their new club.
We’ve scoured the home nations and picked out 40 of the biggest names who are out of contract at the end of the season.
Wales:
Rhys Priestland (Cardiff Rugby)
Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
George North (Ospreys)
Rhys Webb (Ospreys)
Ross Moriarty (Dragons)
Sam Davies (Dragons)
Rhys Patchell (Scarlets)
Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
Dan Lydiate (Ospreys)
Jack Morgan (Ospreys)