Priestland: I’ve not a clue what’s going to happen to me next year

With less than six months to run on his contract, fly-half Rhys Priestland has confirmed he will leave the Rec at the end of the season.
The international is nearing the end of a two-year contract which saw him swap the for the , and after making 46 appearances for the Blue, Black and White he conceded his future was lined with uncertainty.
“Come May, I haven't got a job [or] a clue what's going to happen with me next year,” Priestland, 31, told BBC Radio .
Priestland's admission comes after Bath director of rugby Todd Blackadder confirmed the team would be moving on from the 2012 Six Nations Grand Slam-winner.
Blackadder said: “There's still a lot of rugby to play between now and the end of the season, and I have no doubt he'll play a key role in the next six months.
“Rhys has been influential not only on the field but in his leadership off the field.”
Priestland's contract is set to expire as a result of Blackadder's desire to sign a new fly-half and the performances of late of incumbent no.10 .
Speculation has focussed on Blackadder taking a keen interest in fly-half Handre Pollard.
The fly-half is out of contract at the conclusion of the and has already sought a payday overseas in .

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