Cardiff hooker Iestyn Harris has left the region with immediate effect to join English big guns Exeter after not being offered a new deal. The former Wales U20s international was due to come out of contract this summer and, given the competition in his position, there was no place for him in Dai Young’s plans.
With that in mind, and following a request from Exeter, it was agreed to allow the Church Village-born 23-year-old to make the move immediately. Amid injuries, he has been limited to just three appearances for the Arms Park-based region, the last of which was a Champions Cup start against Toulouse in December. He has had 14 outings for the Cardiff RFC Premiership team and is currently recovering from shoulder damage.
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