The Ospreys say they have already lost one player they wanted to keep amid the turbulence running through the professional game in Wales.
Head coach Toby Booth revealed the news as he addressed suggestions from former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett that the game in Wales should deal with rugby’s financial crunch by cutting to three pro teams, with the Ospreys the region to go.
Booth countered by insisting insisted he was optimistic about the Ospreys’ future. He declined to name the player who had told him he was departing.