Aaron Wainwright: Wales number eight set to leave Dragons and join Leicester
Wainwright has made 129 appearances for the Dragons since his debut in October 2017, racking up 93 defeats and seven draws in just 29 games.
He turned down other offers to sign a new Dragons deal in January 2024.
Now Wainwright is expected to decide to try another challenge and link up with Wales back-rowers Tommy Reffell and Olly Cracknell at Leicester.
Wainwright will still be eligible to play for Wales as he has 62 international caps.
Welsh rugby’s 25 cap rule says anyone under that number cannot play international rugby if signed for a club outside Wales, but Wainwright easily clears that bar.
A significant portion of Steve Tandy’s Wales squad are already on club swaps in England, with 13 non-home players named in the autumn squad.
Wainwright, Lake and Morgan join the likes of Dafydd Jenkins, Louis Rees-Zammit, Tomos Williams, Rhys Carre, Nicky Smith, Nick Tompkins, Jarrod Evans, Max Llewellyn and Freddie Thomas, who all play for English clubs, while lock Adam Beard is at French side Montpellier.
Leicester were also interested in signing Wales fly-half Dan Edwards, but he is close to committing his future to the Ospreys.
Edwards, 22, will not be available for Wales if he goes to play for England because he has only made seven international appearances.
