Another promising young Welsh player has signed for an English club
Highly-rated Wales U20s centre Bailey Cutts has signed has signed a senior academy contract with Bath.
The 18-year-old was a member of the Cardiff academy and was attracting interest from a host of Gallagher Prem clubs.
In the end Cutts decided to join Bath and is the latest in a long line of promising young Welsh players who have decided to head across the Severn Bridge.
Cutts will no doubt hope to follow in the footsteps of Louie Hennessey, who trod a similar path by joining Bath and winning a first Wales cap during the Six Nations.
He is viewed as a fine prospect with a big future in the game and could figure for Wales U20s in the World Rugby U20s Championship in Georgia this summer.
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Cutts is an explosive carrier who regularly gets over the gain-line, is strong in defence and has good hands.
The number of Welsh youngsters who feel the need to join English clubs is as high as it has ever been.
Last week it was announced that utility-back Tomos Evans from Newcastle Emlyn had signed a rookie contract with Gloucester.
In recent years the likes of Wales U20s captain Deian Gwynne and openside flanker Caio James have both signed for Gloucester, while the likes of Luke Evans, Isaac Godfrey, Osian Williams and George Leyland are also at English clubs.
There is a strong Welsh presence at Bath, with Archie Griffin and Hennessey in the senior squad while Cutts, Ioan Emanuel, Ieuan Davies, Jack Harrison, Oscar Thomas, Jack Woods and Alex Ridgway are in the academy.
Cutts is likely to get game-time for Bath University in BUCS Super Rugby to begin with but he will be training with the senior Bath squad at Farleigh House.
Moving forward the Welsh Rugby Union need to find a better way to persuade young Welsh players to remain in Wales.
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