Shanklin confident of player return

Welsh internationals based in France and England will be tempted to return home by the lure of dual contracts, says Ex-Wales centre Tom Shanklin.


Wales captain Sam Warburton

is the first star to be given a dual contract as part of the

new deal

between the Welsh Rugby Union and the four regions.


The regions have seen an exodus of Wales players joining clubs in England and France in the past couple of years.


"I think they all want to come back," said Shanklin, 34.


In August the WRU and the four regions - Cardiff Blues, Ospreys, Scarlets and Newport …

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