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The full list of every released Welsh and URC player still without a club

More players are set to leave the Welsh regions this summer with a sizeable list of free agents now looking for a new club.

There has already been heavy traffic out of Wales ahead of next season, with Cardiff losing 16 players, the Scarlets losing 15 and the Ospreys 14, while nine have also left the Dragons with the cash-strapped regions now tasked with major rebuilds.

Liam Williams, Tomas Francis, Cory Hill and Rhys Webb are among the big names who have swapped Welsh rugby for a move overseas, but there will likely be more to follow with 20 players out of contract at their region yet to sign a new deal elsewhere.

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Those at Welsh clubs make up more than a third of the free agents in the entire United Rugby Championship, with 54 players now out of contract across the league.

While there is, of course, the possibility that these players may be awarded a new deal by their clubs at the eleventh hour, most will be expecting to move on to pastures new.

And there are some high-profile stars up for grabs too, with Welsh internationals including Alun Wyn Jones, Leigh Halfpenny and Gareth Anscombe on the list of free agents alongside World Cup winners Duane Vermeulen and Sbu Nkosi.

Here is that list in full:

Benetton

  • Mattia Bellini
  • Matteo Drudi
  • Braam Steyn
  • Cherif Traoré

Bulls

  • Sibusiso Nkosi

Cardiff

  • Dmitri Arhip
  • Willis Halaholo
  • Rey Lee-Lo
  • Harri Millard
  • Kirby Myhill
  • Rhys Priestland

Connacht

  • Adam Byrne
  • Leva Fifita
  • Conor Fitzgerald
  • Sean Masterson

Dragons

  • Ioan Davies
  • Rob Evans
  • Ben Fry
  • Lennon Greggains

Edinburgh

  • Lee-Roy Atalifo
  • Nick Auterac
  • Harrison Courtney
  • Nick Haining
  • Damien Hoyland
  • Jamie Jack
  • Henry Pyrgos

Glasgow

  • Cole Forbes
  • Cameron Neild
  • Ryan Wilson

Leinster

  • Dave Kearney
  • Tadgh McElroy

Munster

  • Oli Morris

Ospreys

  • Gareth Anscombe
  • Michael Collins
  • Alun Wyn Jones

Scarlets

  • Taylor Davies
  • Leigh Halfpenny
  • WillGriff John
  • Rhys Patchell
  • Phil Price
  • Tom Price
  • Lewis Rawlins

Ulster

  • Craig Gilroy
  • Rob Lyttle
  • Rory Sutherland
  • Jeffery Toomaga-Allen
  • Duane Vermeulen

Zebre

  • Chris Cook
  • Jacques Du Toit
  • Mattia Mazzanti
  • MJ Pelser
  • Jan Uys
  • Kobus Van Wyk
  • Gabriele Venditti
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