Ospreys sign Exeter fly-half Jack Walsh

The Ospreys have completed a deal to sign talented fly-half Jack Walsh from Exeter Chiefs.

America-born, the 22-year-old has penned a two-year contract with the Welsh region and will arrive in the summer.

A playmaker who has represented Australia at Sevens and featured for their U18s team, Walsh can play at full-back as well as No. 10 and is a graduate of the New South Wales Waratahs Academy.

He has since made eight appearances for Exeter, whose director of rugby Rob Baxter has said of him: “You watch him and you can see there is something there about him. There’s a bit of spark, something special.” Baxter had confirmed back in March that Walsh was on his way to Wales, but his destination was still to be confirmed at that point.

The 6ft, 13st 8lb back joins a band of young players, including Ethan Roots, Jack Regan and Will Hickey, who the club have recruited in recent years.

Walsh said: “I made contact with Toby, and it was just the way he talked about the plans for the Ospreys, the team and the culture he was driving. It was somewhere I wanted to play rugby.

“He talked about the vision for the whole organisation, what Swansea was like as a city and how rugby is in Wales, and it’s just an exciting challenge.”