DONE DEALS AND WHAT TO EXPECT THIS SUMMER

THIS season has just come to a close for the Welsh regions after Scarlets’ loss to Leinster in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final on Saturday, but all four Welsh clubs have been busy recruiting ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

- STEFFAN THOMAS

There have been some eye-catching new signings to date with some yet to be announced but are in the pipeline. Of course, every club will also have their fair share of departures too but things are slowly falling into place ahead of the 2025/26 season.

Take a look at all the business which has been done so far and what to expect over the next couple of months.

Cardiff Rugby

It will be a new era at the Arms Park next season with Cardiff now under the ownership of the Welsh Rugby Union.

Thus far Matt Sherratt has added three new signings to his squad with Wales international Ioan Lloyd joining from the Scarlets.

Lloyd is a talented footballer who can cover outside-half, centre and full-back, while he is also an outstanding goal kicker.

But the 24-year-old has been primarily signed as a 10 and will compete with Callum Sheedy and rising Wales U20s star Harri Wilde.

Taine Basham is a signing worth getting excited about and the 25-year-old is a key recruit with Thomas Young heading to the Dragons.

A few years ago Basham was viewed as one of the brightest back-row prospects in the UK after a series of outstanding performances for Wales but he has fallen down the pecking order since.

He will hope a move to Cardiff can reinvigorate his career, while Sherratt will also be excited at the potential of Wales U20s lock Tom Cottle, who joins from RGC.

They are also set to bring on board George Nott from the Dragons while Sherratt is also looking for a centre and a lock.

New signings: Ioan Lloyd (Scarlets), Taine Basham (Dragons), Tom Cottle (RGC), George Nott (Dragons)

Departures: Rhys Litterick (Edinburgh), Efan Daniel (Ospreys), Seb Davies (Dragons), Thomas Young (Dragons), Gwylim Bradley, Tinus de Beer (Dragons), Rey Lee-Lo (retired), Regan Grace, Gabriel Hamer-Webb (Leicester Tigers).

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