Welsh regional rugby preview

TRANSFER STORIES Smith quits rugby to travel Powell leaves Stradey for Blues Blues recruit centre Stcherbina Blues sign All Black Rush Leeds sign Thomas Penzance secure James Ospreys swoop for Vaughton Blues capture Phillips Blues end Tuilagi contract Howley joins Blues John quits Blues

In: Marc Stcherbina (Northampton), Mike Phillips (Scarlets), Rob Howley (defence coach), Xavier Rush (Auckland Blues), Chris Czekaj (Cardiff RFC), Nathan Llewellyn (Cardiff RFC), Andy Powell (Scarlets)

Out: Jonny Vaughton (Ospreys), Fereti Tuilagi (released), Geraint John (coaching in Gloucester), Allan Lewis (regional rugby co-ordinator, released), Shaun James (Penzance & Newlyn), Nathan Thomas (Leeds Tykes), Richard Smith (released)

TRANSFER STORIES Dragons sign Bedford star kicker Prop Maddocks signs for Dragons Dragons secure Scotland forward Hooking duo depart Dragons Turner lands Dragons job Montgomery signs for Sharks Marinos leaves Dragons position Dragons sign Griffiths Snow to retire Anderson to leave Dragons

In: Paul Turner (new coach, joins from Harlequins), Bryn Griffiths (Scarlets), Aled Thomas (Carmarthen Quins), Chris Davies (Bridgend), James Ireland, Gethin Robinson, Kieran Crawford (all Newport), Richard Fussell (Pontypridd, development contract), Ricky Williams, Richard Dale, Ben Thompson (all Newport, development contracts), Andrew Hall (Glasgow), David Maddocks (Scarlets), Andrew Coombs (Pontypool, development contract), Leigh Hinton (Bedford)

Out: Chris Anderson (coach, released), Andy Marinos (leaving as chief executive), Rod Snow (retiring), Percy Montgomery (Natal Sharks), Paul Young (retired), James Richards (released)

TRANSFER STORIES Humphreys takes Ospreys role Ospreys continue player clear-out Davies joins Ospreys Ospreys pair sign for Sale Williams signs new Bath deal Ospreys swoop for Vaughton Appleyard joins Ospreys

In: Jonny Vaughton (Blues), Rob Appleyard (defence coach), Jonathan Humphreys (forwards coach), Leigh Davies, Andrew Bishop (Neath RFC), Ian Evans (Neath RFC), Lee Beach (Neath RFC), Alun Wyn Jones (Swansea RFC)

Out: Andy Williams (Bath), Nathan Bonner-Evans, Elvis Seveali'i (both Sale Sharks), Paul Mackey, Matthew Brayley (both Swansea RFC), Adrian Durston, Dave Tiueti, Luke Tait

TRANSFER STORIES Scarlets exit for homebound Finau McBryde forced to retire Powell leaves Stradey for Blues Prop Maddocks signs for Dragons Arwel steps down to Neath Scarlets capture All Black King James secures Stradey return Taylor joins Sale Scarlets sign fly-half Hercus Scarlets secure Popham Quinnell forced to quit Scarlets recruit Tongan skipper Taylor left in cold Edinburgh sign Hewett Scarlets sign Springbok Blues capture Phillips Thiel to leave Stradey Hodges retires Scarlets release Burn

In: Clive Stuart-Smith (Worcester), Regan King (Stade Francais), Inoke Afeaki (Secom, Japan), Hottie Louw (Clermont-Auvergne), Alix Popham (Leeds), Gavin Evans (Scarlets Academy), Darren Daniel (Scarlets Academy), Mike Hercus (Sale), Ricky Davies (Carmarthen Quins), Dafydd James (Harlequins), Ceiron Thomas (Llanelli RFC, development contract), Robert Jones (recruitment and development manager), Jonathan Edwards (Cardiff RFC)

Out: Mike Phillips (Blues), Arwel Thomas (Neath RFC), Dave Hewett (Edinburgh), Mark Taylor (Sale), Scott Quinnell (retiring), Jon Thiel (released), Dave Hodges (retired), Dale Burn (released), Bryn Griffiths (Dragons), David Maddocks (Dragons), Steve Thomas (Neath RFC), Ian Boobyer (Maesteg RFC), Dan Godfrey (Pontypridd RFC), Andy Powell (Blues), Robin McBryde (retired), Salei Finau (released)