Parisians in pursuit of Dragon Moriarty
WHANGAREI, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 03: Ross Moriarty of the Lions breaks with the ball during the match between the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians and the British & Irish Lions at Toll Stadium on June 3, 2017 in Whangarei, New Zealand. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
STADE Francais are keen to lure Dragons back row Ross Moriarty to Paris this summer.
Moriarty, 28, has won 49 Wales caps and would become ineligible for Test selection due to the WRU's 60-cap policy.
He made the last of his Wales appearances against New Zealand last October when he suffered a shoulder injury.
Nerve damage suffered to his left knee against the Sharks in Durban on April 1 could rob him of the chance of breaking back into Wayne Pivac's squad for this summer's tour to South Africa.
The Grand Slam winner signed a new deal with the WRU in March 2020 after winning an appeal against the terms originally offered. At the time he was attracting serious interest from Top 14 sides Toulon, Montpellier and Lyon.
Stade are looking at Moriarty because they are losing back rowers Tala Gray (to Grenoble) and former Antoine Burban who is retiring.
Moriarty can play No.8 and blindside which has put him at the top of Stade's summer shopping list, and he is now thinking over what is the best move for his career.
Moriarty, 28, joined the Dragons in 2018 after six years with Gloucester. The former England U18 and U20 international was a Lions tourist in 2017.
