Wales hooker Mefin Davies has committed himself to English side Gloucester by signing a new two-year contract. The 32-year-old has proved a hit in the Zurich Premiership since Gloucester got him as an emergency replacement on a four-month contract in December.
Neath-Swansea Ospreys had wanted to sign Davies, but he has opted to play his future club rugby at Kingsholm.
The summer demise of the Celtic Warriors had forced Davies to take a semi-professional contract with Neath.
The Ospreys could have signed Davies after the collapse of the Warriors left Wales with just four regional rugby teams, but already had hookers Barry Williams and Huw Bennett in place.
Although he got match time with the Ospreys at the request of the Wales management, he admitted before his move to Gloucester that he was angry with the way he was treated.
"The WRU didn't give me any help off the field, it was very disappointing," Davies said at the time.
"It was a hard time throughout the summer, then deciding whether to accept an offer from Stade Francais which would have ended my Wales career."
Anthony Allen, an 18-year-old centre and member of England's Junior National Academy, has signed professional terms with the Cherry and Whites.
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