Connacht stalwart Kieran Marmion is to leave the club at the end of the season.
With 224 appearances over 11 seasons, scrum-half Marmion is third on the all-time appearances list for the province behind John Muldoon and Michael Swift.
However the 31-year-old has been linked with a move to Bristol, with rumours circulating that he had wanted more than a one year deal to stay at the Sportsground but that an agreement could not be struck.
