 Morris, Evans and Charvis face uncertain futures |
Colin Charvis, Darren Morris and Ben Evans have been released by Swansea rugby club with immediate effect. The news follows the club's decision to go into temporary administration earlier this month as Welsh rugby continues to seek a new way forward for next season, and leaves the three internationals with an uncertain future.
High-profile Australian coach John Connolly and his assistant Paul Healey left Swansea last week, and players Tu Tamarua, John Slade and Rory Jenkins have also been released.
Swansea's announcement came on the day that the Welsh Premier clubs rejected the Welsh Rugby Union's funding offer for the proposed five regional sides next season. Swansea captain Morris, who made the Lions tour to Australia in 2001, admitted after the club's last game at Newport that he may have played his last match for the Whites.
Morris' fellow Lion Charvis revealed that he had been offered redundancy in his BBC Sport website column last week. "Myself and six or seven other players have been offered redundancy packages," said Charvis.
"The club made the offer on Friday evening. If my future doesn't lie with Swansea rugby club then so be it, but I've made my home in Swansea and the new Swansea-Neath regional team is what I've been aiming for.
"It wouldn't be a bad opportunity to experience a different team culture if somebody comes in for me on a game-by-game basis. "But in a World Cup year, it could be a heaven-sent opportunity to have a break from playing and just work on my conditioning with Wales fitness coach Andy Hore."