Nick Abendanon had spoken of his frustration at potentially having to quit rugby after seeing his hopes of a Premiership swansong torpedoed by the coronavirus crisis.
The fullback had held talks with the San Diego Legion in the US and had been linked with a return to the English Premiership with London Irish.
However, with January’s Covid-19 outbreak hitting rugby finances around the globe, Abendanon, told The Rugby Paper: “I’m out of contract at the end of June and had a couple of potential options that looked very promising, but both of those have dried up.
“It looks as though I’m going to be hanging up my boots, unless something else comes along in the next three months”
— The Rugby Paper (@TheRugbyPaper) April 15, 2020
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“That’s obviously disappointing and at this stage it looks as though I’m going to be hanging up my boots, unless something else comes along in the next three months.”
Nevertheless, according to RUCK sources, Bath have made contact with the 33-year-old to discuss a possible return to The Rec after six years at Clermont Auvergne.
It’s thought the Blue, Black and Whites are looking to sign him to an initial three-month contract with a view to a one-year deal when rugby restarts again properly.
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