Wales fear more will follow Cory Hill to Japan

WALES run the risk of more senior players sacrificing their Test careers for pots of Japanese gold.
Cory Hill’s abrupt removal from the national squad follows the Cardiff lock’s admission of an imminent move overseas.
The Rugby Paper understands he will be joining a Japanese club in a deal believed to be worth around £500,000-a-year.
Hill, whose tries helped secure successive home Six Nations’ wins over England, will now fall foul of the rule ex-communicating any non-Welsh based player from international selection unless he has made a minimum of 60 Test appearances.
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