Liam Williams could quit Wales following pay dispute

It appears that Liam Williams is a highly sought after, with Japanese club Kubota Spears reportedly interested in signing him for £500,000 per season.

The 31-year-old full-back is under contract at Cardiff but it won’t stop clubs in the Far East from making a move for the 83-cap international.

The ongoing pay dispute in Welsh rugby may have put Japanese and French clubs on alert and made them more eager to sign Welsh players.

A new deal could mean the WRU can only pay players in the region of £280,000.

According to Wales online, it is currently unknown if Williams is interested in moving to the Far East.

Ultimately, the decision on whether to stay in Wales or move to Japan will be up to Williams and will depend on a variety of factors such as his personal and professional goals, family situation, and financial considerations.

If he did make the controversial move, Williams would still be edible for Wales due to his accumulated caps.

DID YOU KNOW? Williams is known for his unusual running style stemming from bowing of his legs

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4. STUART HOGG – SCOTLAND – 11.6 SECONDS (100M)

Hogg broke Glasgow’s club record by hitting a top speed of 36.8kmh (just under 23mph) in training. In contrast, the Greater Roadrunner bird can only hit 20mph, while, back in the human realm, the top speed ever clocked by Usain Bolt was 27.8mph in the Berlin World Championships of 2009 when he set the still-standing 100m record of 9.58 seconds.

DID YOU KNOW? His father, John, played as a championship winning full-back for Hawick before becoming a rugby referee and his brother, Graham, played for Scotland 7s in the IRB Sevens World Series as well as representing Scotland at three different age grades

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