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Wainwright has made 129 appearances for Dragons since making his debut in October 2017 and has only won 29 matches with 93 defeats and seven draws. <\/p>\n
He turned down other offers in favour of signing a new Dragons deal in January 2024. <\/p>\n
Now Wainwright is expected to decide to try another challenge and link up with fellow Wales back-rowers Tommy Reffell and Olly Cracknell at Leicester.<\/p>\n
Wainwright will still be available for Wales because he has 62 international caps. <\/p>\n
Welsh rugby’s 25-cap rule says anybody below this tally cannot play international rugby if they sign for a club outside of Wales but Wainwright easily exceeds that bar.<\/p>\n
A significant proportion of Steve Tandy’s Wales side already ply their club trade in England with 13 non-home-based players involved in the autumn squad. <\/p>\n
Wainwright, Lake and Morgan are joining the likes of Dafydd Jenkins, Louis Rees-Zammit, Tomos Williams, Rhys Carre, Nicky Smith, Nick Tompkins, Jarrod Evans, Max Llewellyn and Freddie Thomas, who all play for English clubs, while lock Adam Beard is at French side Montpellier.<\/p>\n
Leicester had also been keen on recruiting Wales fly-half Dan Edwards, but he is close to committing his future to Ospreys.<\/a><\/p>\n Edwards, 22, would be ineligible for Wales selection if he went to play in England because he has only played seven internationals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n