'Special' fly-half the latest star to confirm Exeter Chiefs departure

The Florida-born 22-year-old can also play full-back and is a product of the New South Wales Waratahs academy.

It was just somewhere I wanted to play rugby," said Walsh.

"He [Booth] talked about the vision for the whole organisation, what Swansea was like as a city and how rugby is in Wales, and it's just an exciting challenge.

"I talked to [former Exeter players] Tom Francis, Elvis Taione and Alex Cuthbert about the Ospreys and they just echoed what Toby said around the team, the culture and how much they were enjoying it.

"When you talk to experienced guys like that, who know what makes a successful club, that was a big draw for me.

"I am also very aware of how passionate Welsh rugby fans are and how loyal the Ospreys supporters are.

"I know the Ospreys are a proud club and the opportunity to be around players like Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and George North, and to learn from world-class players like them, is what every young player wants to do."

The tighthead prop will leave Exeter Chiefs after just a single season for a move to French Pro D2 side Grenoble, both clubs have confirmed. The 25-year-old joined the Chiefs ahead of the 2021/22 season from Bayonne where he played 24 games in the French Top 14.

Scotland international Skinner – who will join the Scottish capital club next season – has started nine of his 15 Tests to date since he burst onto the scene with a player of the match winning international debut against Fiji at Murrayfield in 2018.

 Sale Sharks have announced that British and Irish Lions and England lock has signed a long-term contract to join the club ahead of the 2022/23 Premiership season. The 27-year-old, who stands at 6ft7ins, has established himself as one of the most dynamic second-rows in the league having made over a century of appearances for Exeter Chiefs.

O’Flaherty will join Alex Sanderson’s squad at the end of the season. The prolific 27-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-year deal.

The 28-year-old moved to Sandy Park in the summer of 2020 from Lyon and helped the Chiefs win the Premiership and Champions Cup that year. But he has fallen down the pecking order at the club and will now head to Italy.

After 193 appearances and 37 tries, Armand is now calling time on his nine-year stint at Sandy Park and will focus his attentions on family life and business matters away from the club.

Welsh-qualified Lonsdale – who can also operate in the back row – will move to Rodney Parade for the start of the 2022/23 season after a six-year spell with English giants Exeter Chiefs.