Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter says he doesn't expect Joe Hawkins' move to the English Premiership club to affect his eligibility to play for Wales.
It was announced this week that the five-cap Wales centre will leave the Ospreys at the end of the season to head to Sandy Park, prompting questions over whether he would be captured by the Welsh Rugby Union's 25-cap rule. On Tuesday, Professional Rugby Board chair Malcolm Wall said he expected the 20-year-old to be ineligible for this year's World Cup in France.
That would certainly be a blow for Warren Gatland, the Wales boss having started the young centre in four of the five Six Nations matches this year.
