Moriarty should stay in Wales with the Dragons

ROSS Moriarty has quickly become one of Wales’ most important players. That might seem a strange thing to say given he was on the bench for a couple of games at the World Cup, but Ross is a vital figure.

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The unfortunate injury struggles of first-choice No.8 Taulupe Faletau mean Wales have been robbed of one of their biggest talents for nigh on two years.

You can’t give Ross much more credit than to say he has filled Taulupe’s shoes and more in that time. Now the question is where Ross will play his regional rugby next season?

He is out of contract at the Dragons at the end of 2019-20 and it’s no surprise to me a host of English and French clubs are looking at him. Why wouldn’t they when he has so much to offer?

The key thing for me is that Ross has to stay in Wales and my view is that his best move would be to remain at the Dragons and the Rodney Parade side should be doing everything they possibly can to keep hold of him for the long term.

Ross should be pivotal to Dean Ryan’s revival plan but I’m sure there will be a lot of things for Ross to consider. Every player wants to win trophies. Every player wants to be playing in the best team possible. Every player wants to play international rugby.