Which Premiership stars are out of contract in the summer?
Rugby NewsTuesday, 23 January 2018 at 14:59
With players now making their moves, we look at 10 Premiership stars who are out of contract this summer but are yet to agree on moves.
1. Ben Tapuai (Bath Rugby)
The Bath Chronicle understands Australian centre Tapuai, who is out of contract, has signed a three-year deal on an improved salary at Harlequins. However, with no official confirmation, it might now be a done deal just yet.
2. Josh Bassett (Wasps)
Bassett was reportedly heading for Northampton and interesting Saracens, but Dai Young has not given up on keeping him at the Ricoh. The winger, for now, for now remains very unlcear.
3. Christian Wade (Wasps)
The winger signed a contract extension to stay at Wasps for the “foreseeable future” in 2014. That deal reportedly concludes at the end of this season with Top 14 clubs lining up for the speedster.
4. Niki Goneva (Newcastle Falcons)
Bordeaux are reportedly interested in signing Newcastle winger Vereniki Goneva when his contract expires at the end of the 2017/18 Premiership season. The Falcons are nevertheless keen for the Fijian winger to extend his stay at Kingston Park and have reportedly opened contract negotiations.
5. James Haskell (Wasps)
The 75-cap England and Lions flanker James Haskell told the BBC that he is “playing for a contract” in the final year of his Wasps deal. If the black and golds do not extend Haskell’s contract, there’d be no shortage of interest from both at home and abroad. Bristol, Glasgow, Gloucester and Northampton have so far been linked to the Archbishop of Banterbury.
6. Ben Foden (Northampton Saints)
The former England man is looking likely to move across the channel when his contract at Franklin’s Gardens expires in the summer. He's admitted his Saints future is in limbo this week.
7. Jamie Roberts – Harlequins
There have already been murmurs suggesting Wales’ summer captain could return home at the end of his stay in the Premiership with Harlequins. Roberts’s original deal with the Quins is due to expire at the end of the coming season.
8. Charlie Matthews (Harlequins)
The Rugby Paper has reported that Harlequins second row will be heading to Wasps next season. Matthews, who has played for England U20s and the Saxons, has been a regular fixture in the Quins side, making more than 150 appearances for the club since making his debut in 2009.
9. Danny Cipriani (Wasps)
With his international ambitions squashed, Danny Cipriani is reportedly looking for a potential move abroad. Talking Rugby Union have suggested that France’s table-toppers Lyon Olympique Universitaire are the favourite to sign the number 10.
10. Sinoti Sinoti (Newcastle Falcons)
The Samoa international winger is one of the best finishers in the game, but he could be departing Kingston Park at the end of the season according to reports. On this week’s edition of The Rugby Pod former Scotland international Jim Hamilton said a source had told him the Newcastle Falcons man was in talks with Bristol. He's reported to have signed a three-year deal in 2015, which would expire at the end of the current season.
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