Former Wales scrum-half Lloyd Williams has emerged as a target for English Championship club Ealing Trailfinders.
Times are tough for all four Welsh regions with shrinking playing budgets inevitably resulting in players looking for opportunities either over the border or overseas.
Cardiff have already lost Wales pair Dillon Lewis and Jarrod Evans to Harlequins, and there is a good chance Williams could follow them in waving goodbye to the Arms Park at the end of the season.