Justin Tipuric will be staying with the Ospreys despite rumours linking him with a move elsewhere.
Reports have suggested Bristol Bears club and French outfit Racing 92 are looking to add the 89-cap Wales international to their rosters for the 2023-24 season.
But it’s been clarified that Tipuric is under contract until the end of next term.
That means he is set to remain an Ospreys player until the summer of 2024 at least.
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The multi-skilled openside is just two matches shy of completing 200 appearances for the Ospreys having spent all his senior career to date with Llandarcy-based region.
Hailing from Trebanos, he has been described as an “iconic Osprey’ and has given no indication that he wants to leave, with Tipuric popular with supporters, coaches and fellow players.
Bristol were said to be on the trail of the world-rated openside when his contract was last up for renewal.
But nothing came of the speculation as the Lions Test man signed a fresh deal with his home region, extending a link that stretches back to 2009.
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