{"id":319341,"date":"2025-12-16T16:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/319341\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:27:08","slug":"british-and-irish-lions-star-departs-gloucester-england-ace-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/319341\/","title":{"rendered":"British and Irish Lions star departs Gloucester, England ace returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a case of one-in-one-out for Gloucester, with club captain Tomos Williams headed for the exit door and Dan Robson returning to the club come next season.<\/p>\n<p>The news follows a busy day of recruitment yesterday (Monday, December 15) at Kingsholm, with Wales internationals Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake both signing ahead of the 2026\/27 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Tomos Williams to depart Gloucester<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/team\/british-and-irish-lions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British and Irish Lions<\/a> tourist Williams arrived at Gloucester in 2024, and has since become an integral part of the Cherry and Whites squad. In his maiden season at Kingsholm, Williams was named PREM Player of the Season, before later being named club captain at the start of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Gloucester said: \u201cTomos Williams will depart Gloucester Rugby at the end of the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scrum-half, who arrived at Kingsholm in the summer of 2024, made an immediate impact in Cherry &amp; White, winning the Gallagher Player of the Season Award in his inaugural Gallagher PREM season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter impressing at Kingsholm, Williams was offered a new deal to stay at the club beyond the end of the season, but has instead opted to pursue a new challenge elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Welshman will depart with the best wishes of everyone at the club when the time comes, but in the meantime, is entirely dedicated to ending his time at Gloucester Rugby on a high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His confirmed exit comes amid reports he is set to join PREM rivals Saracens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"px-3 xs:px-4 mt-3 mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-base text-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/gritty-and-abrasive-dewi-lake-completes-his-switch-to-the-gallagher-prem\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Gritty and abrasive\u2019 Dewi Lake completes his switch to the Gallagher PREM<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"px-3 xs:px-4 mt-3 mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-base text-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/an-excited-for-the-future-jac-morgan-quits-ospreys-for-the-gallagher-prem\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">An \u2018excited for the future\u2019 Jac Morgan quits Ospreys for the Gallagher Prem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dan Robson makes shock Gloucester return<\/p>\n<p>With Williams heading out the exit door, Gloucester have acted quickly to bring in ex-England international Robson from Top 14 side Pau.<\/p>\n<p>Robson, who previously made 80 appearances for the Cherry and Whites between 2010 and 2015, has been plying his trade across the Channel since 2022 following the collapse of Wasps, and has made 71 appearances for Pau since.<\/p>\n<p>The scrum-half also won 14 Test caps for England between 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on his return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/team\/gloucester\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gloucester<\/a>, Robson said: \u201cI owe a lot to Gloucester; it\u2019s where it all began for me, and it has always remained a very special place. Playing for and against Gloucester are some of my fondest memories, and the chance to come full circle and return to a club I\u2019ve held so dearly was an opportunity I jumped at.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel that the squad that\u2019s been built has so much potential over the next few years, and I think I can help bring some experience to the group as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really grateful to George and the coaches for the opportunity, and I\u2019m looking forward to getting back out there in front of The Shed again next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gloucester director of rugby, George Skivington, added: \u201cDan brings a wealth of experience back to Kingsholm, but he\u2019s also still a fantastic player, and that\u2019s a testament to his professionalism and dedication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody knows the attacking qualities that he possesses, and that should fit into our system perfectly, but he\u2019s also got the experience to be smart and manage the game when required too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really invested in Caolan, Mikey, and a couple of other young players for the future, and Dan coming in will not only benefit us on the field for the short term but will also be a great person for those guys of the future to learn from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/prem-latest-wales-international-makes-cross-league-switch-as-length-of-deal-confirmed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PREM latest: Wales international makes cross-league switch as length of deal confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a case of one-in-one-out for Gloucester, with club captain Tomos Williams headed for the exit door and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[17990,348,50,21002,5903,48492,101,19427,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-319341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-gloucester","9":"tag-home-page","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-premiership","12":"tag-rugby","13":"tag-saracens","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-tomos-williams","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}