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Out-of-pop Ireland fly-half Ross Byrne is being left waiting for top-14 big spenders Montpeiller to make a decision on the contract offer they made to him two months ago.
Byrne, 29, has slipped down the pecking order against Leo Cullen’s runaway United Rugby Championship leaders and has come off the bench five times in the seven games he has played since the start of the campaign.
He is currently third choice behind Ciaran Frawley and future Ireland star Sam Prendergast, 21, and is also facing pressure for his place in the team from his younger brother Harry.
Byrne, from Dublin, is also on Leicester Tigers’ wanted list. He may be forced to replace two-time Rugby World Cup winner Handre Pollard on a lucrative contract at the end of the season.
olympics noon Byrne, who has signed a new contract from the IRFU despite an offer being made to him months ago, reports he is still waiting to hear back.
Ulster winger Jacob Stockdale, 28, whose career has stalled due to a string of injury problems, is also wanted by Racing 92 and Lyon.
Stockdale, who is also out of contract at the end of the season, is in advanced talks with Stuart Lancaster but has not yet said he will join the Paris Glamor Boys.
Ulster John Cooney, 34, who is also in the final year of his contract, is attracting interest from Bordeaux, who are looking to understudy Maxime Lucu, who helped France win the Grand Slam in 2002.
Australia international Tate McDermott plays for the Queensland Reds, while Lyon’s Martin Page-Relo or Zebre Parma’s Puma international Gonzalo Garcia are also on the shopping list.
