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

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WORCESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 05: Rhys Priestland of Bath Rugby during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Worcester Warriors and Bath Rugby at Sixways Stadium on January 05, 2019 in Worcester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images)

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 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 Bulls fly-half is out of contract at the conclusion of the and has already sought a payday overseas in .

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