By PETER JACKSON
Ospreys are demanding a transfer fee for Wales prop Tomas Francis, France-bound after completing business at the World Cup.
“Tomas has one year left on his contract with us,’’ an Ospreys source told The Rugby Paper yesterday. “We therefore expect to be compensated for losing him next season.’’
Francis is reported to be joining Provence on a three-year deal as a major figure in their ambitious plan to reach the promised land of the Top 14. His departure is another alarming sign of the times for Welsh rugby, that a Second Division club in France can pay a tighthead in his pr...