A total of 60 players have been released by Premiership clubs, including FIVE England internationals now seeking new clubs. The full list is provided below.
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Jonny May, along with Billy and Mako Vunipola, are all expected to move to France, while the futures of Ollie Devoto and Guy Porter remain uncertain.
Despite being heavily linked to Saracens, May has revealed he will likely head overseas.
May said: “I’d imagine it will be overseas just because I wouldn’t really want to go to another Premiership club I don’t think. I sound ancient now.
“I think I’ve done 15 seasons in the Premiership and my intention after the World Cup was to stay at Gloucester and do one more season at Gloucester and I really wanted to do that, and that hasn’t worked out and that’s nobody’s fault.
“Gloucester’s been a great club for me, amazing club, it’s my home and I really did want to stay. It hasn’t quite worked out but that doesn’t change I feel towards the end of the season. With my little baby, maybe I will play abroad for a season or two.
“There is nothing concrete for me, hopefully something comes up but I’m fully focused on the Gloucester stuff until the end of the season.”
The list was compiled by Wales Online, with the addition of released Saracens players.
England internationals are in bold
Bath Rugby
- Juan Schoeman (Prop, South Africa)
- Keiran Verden (Prop, England)
- Max Wright (Centre, England)
- Josh McNally (Lock, England)
Bristol Bears
- Dan Thomas (Flanker, Wales)
- Ed Holmes (Lock, England)
- Charlie Powell (Centre, England)
- Jono Benz-Salomon (Prop, Spain)
- Fred Davies (Hooker, England)
- Jay Tyack (Prop, England)
- Harry Ascherl (Centre, England)
- Oscar Lennon (Scrum-half, Wales/ USA)
- Aristot Benz-Salomon (Prop, Spain)
- Macenzzie Duncan (Flanker, England)
- Charlie Rice (Lock, England)
- Tom Sims (Prop, England)
- Matty Jones (Wing/ full-back, England)
Exeter Chiefs
- Ollie Devoto (Centre, England)
Gloucester Rugby
- Harry Elrington (Prop, England)
- Jonny May (Wing, England)
- Rob Nixon (Flanker, England)
- Will Gilderson (Full-back, England)
Harlequins
- Makeen Alikhan (Flanker, Canada)
- Theo Currie (Lock, Scotland)
- Will Edwards (Fly-half, England)
- Max Green (Scrum-half, England)
- Jonny Smith (Flanker, England)