Colin Charvis is still open to offers from regional sides in Wales, despite his imminent move to French side Tarbes. And even if the Wales skipper does make the move across the Channel, his agent Peter Underhill has revealed that Charvis will be seeking a deal with a Welsh side for next season.
"We're looking for a short-term contract to take Colin to next year when hopefully the provincial sides will be looking at their squads," Underhill told BBC Sport Wales.
"Even if I had a phone call from one of the teams now I would be more than willing to talk to them."
Charvis himself was sceptical about the prospects of a last-minute deal in Wales. "Nobody's offered me a contract in Wales for some months now, so I don't think it's going to come out of the woodwork in the next few days," said the Wales captain.
Underhill described Charvis' inability to land a contract with a Welsh side as a "travesty" and categorically denied suggestions that unreasonable demands from the player had meant that he missed out.
"We're talking about Wales' captain, top tackler and the country's all-time leading forward try scorer (12 tries).
"I tried to get the best deal for him but that didn't agree with the views of individuals within the Welsh provincial set-up.
"Colin wants nothing more than to be able to get out of bed at home in Mumbles (Swansea) and drive down the road to work, but unfortunately that's not going to happen."
Charvis, who has won 64 caps for his country (14 as captain), has expressed his commitment to play for Wales in next year's Six Nations.
He is expected home from World Cup duty with Wales on Wednesday and his move to Tarbes could be completed within a week.
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Colin wants nothing more than to be able to get out of bed at home in Mumbles and drive down the road to work 
