Bath fly-half Freddie Burns confirms where he will be playing next season

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Bath fly-half Freddie Burns

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Freddie Burns will depart the this summer and head overseas to play in ‘s Top Challenge League.

The fly-half confirmed in a Instagram post he will exit the Rec to join Tokyo-based Shokki Shuttles, who play in Japan’s second tier of .

Burns’ time in the Premiership has spanned a decade and started at , where he made over 130 appearances before joining Tigers in 2014.

Three years at Welford Road ended acrimoniously for the five-time capped fly-half when involved in a swap deal with Bath which saw head in the opposite direction, despite being given assurances Tigers would honour the year of his contract.

“I am really happy but I would be lying if I said I was happy with how it came about,” Burns said at the time.

“I had a year on my contract. I’m a man of integrity and wanted to see it out.”

Making a homecoming return to Bath, Burns made 47 appearances and found his opportunities to start hard to come by after the change of personnel from Todd Blackadder as director of , to Stuart Hooper.

TRP revealed last week that Burns had been set to make a decision on his immediate future after receiving interest from the and Japan.

New club Shokki Shuttles were lying second in the Challenge League table prior to it being brought to a halt.

Japan Rugby Football Union have proposed a revamp of its domestic club structure, which could see the Top League expanded.

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