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The Principality Stadium staged more regional swansongs on the weekend when the sixth Judgement Day was played out.

Others have more matches to come when the focus of attention turns to the Guinness PRO14 play-offs and a European Challenge Cup final for the Blues against Gloucester on May 11 in Bilbao.

But who are the stellar names leaving Welsh regional rugby this summer?

We give you the definitive guide....

CARDIFF BLUES

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ALEX CUTHBERT

Made a try-scoring debut for the Arms Park region against Benetton Treviso in 2011 and now some seven years on will be heading for pastures new with Aviva Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs.

It will signal an end to his international career while at Sandy Park under the WRU new 60-cap selection policy for those plying their trade outside of Wales.

Cuthbert told the Times of his impending move to the Chiefs: "At Blues we say at the start of each year that we want to win the league but practically and on paper we’re not good enough to win it.

“I don’t think Blues were ever the team who were going to help me or get me back to that place where I was at near the start of my career.

"I’m going to a club that is capable of competing with any club it goes up against. A completely fresh start is what I need. It feels like the perfect time.”

OTHERS

Comings and goings at the Blues are few and far between thus far with the only other departure being lock Damien Welch's transfer to Welsh Premiership Cross Keys for next season.

WILL THEY BE MISSED?

The meteoric rise of Owen Lane through the Blues ranks this season will certainly offset the loss of Cuthbert to the Chiefs.

If the predatory wing replicated the Cuthbert of 2013, then there wouldn't be a club in European rugby who wouldn't want him in their starting XV. But those heady heights of five years ago have been dimmed by some ferocious social media criticism.

You just sense Rob Baxter's ability to get a Stadivarius tune from an off-note violin down in the west country could well bring the best out of Cuthy.

Welch showed on Judgement Day for the Blues last weekend he's set to become a huge asset for Keys in their boilerhouse with the Arms Park region needing to earmark second row as priority area for recruitment this summer.

DRAGONS

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SAREL PRETORIUS

In March it was announced the 34-year-old scrum-half was leaving after three seasons with the Rodney Parade region for a move back to his homeland with the Southern Kings.

He's signed a three-year deal with the Guinness PRO14 new boys.

ADAM HUGHES

The centre has been forced into retirement on medical advice from a specialist regarding a brain injury.

The 28-year-old, who made his Dragons debut in 2010 and had brief spells at Bristol and Exeter, returning to the Welsh side in 2015, scored 22 tries.

Hughes first feared he would have to retire after suffering concussion during a pre-season match in August 2016.

PAT HOWARD

The centre cum wing has spent two seasons with the Dragons but will be plying his trade in the Greene King IPA Championship next season with high-flying Ealing Trailfinders.

The South African began his career in his home country with Western Province, making his debut in 2012 and spending three years in the Currie Cup.

He then spent a year at Thomond Park with Munster before returning to South Africa with the Stormers in Super Rugby. He left Cape Town for Northampton Saints, who he was with for a year but then headed to Rodney Parade.

OTHERS

Welsh Premiership side Neath have snapped up Scott Andrews and Luke Garrett for next season.

WILL THEY BE MISSED?

The arrival of Rhodri Davies from Rotherham and Rhodri Williams from Aviva Premiership-bound Bristol will bolster the scrum-half resources though Pretorius on his game always help inject quicker ball into the Dragons game with a cashmere smooth pass.

Hughes and Howard's absence will also stretch the back division roster, particularly if the region suffer from a crippling injury list behind the scrum as they did this season.

There are, however, said to be another four or five signings due to be announced at Rodney Parade shortly.

OSPREYS

DAN BIGGAR

It was announced way back in September that Biggar would be joining Northampton Saints this summer.

Since then his current and future employers have undergone coaching regime changes.

The 28-year-old has 62 Welsh caps to his name so won't be affected by the new WRU selection policy when he moves to Franklin's Gardens.

RHYS WEBB

Webb agreed his move from Ospreys to Toulon before the new qualification rules were announced in October 2018.

The scrum-half spent 11 seasons with the Ospreys but his season was curtailed in 2018 after knee problems.

ASHLEY BECK

The gifted centre became become the fourth high-profile back to leave the Liberty Stadium this summer when he joins team-mate Dan Biggar in the Aviva Premiership next season.

While Biggar goes to Northampton, Beck will head off to Worcester Warriors after spending more than a decade with the Liberty Stadium region.

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ELI WALKER

Walker - once hailed as the top-performing wing in British and Irish rugby - has been forced to retire as a player at the age of just 25.

He has fought a prolonged battle spanning close on 500 days in an attempt to save his career.

But Walker has been unable to complete his recovery after back surgery and, after consulting specialists, he has made the decision to call time on his playing days with immediate effect.

DMITRI ARHIP

The Moldovan front-row strongman has yet to ink his pencilled in departure from the west Wales region but has been strongly linked with a eye-popping big money move to Montpellier.

JEFF HASSLER

The Canadian wing got in early before any official announcement of his departure by hinting at his impending exit on social media, posting on Twitter: “What a good five years it has been in Swansea flying high and scoring tries. Cheers all.”

Hassler has yet to reveal what his next step will be.

The powerful Canadian World Cup player has proved a crowd pleaser in Swansea, scoring 24 tries from 72 games since joining the Ospreys in 2013.

OTHERS

South Africa prop Brian Mujati, who hasn’t played this season because of injury, is also set to exit the Liberty while Wales Under-18 cap Rowan Jenkins is heading off to Yorkshire Carnegie.

WILL THEY BE MISSED?

Absolutely, despite the arrival of Aled Davies and Scott Williams from the Scarlets.

Biggar's Ospreys' deputy Sam Davies looks set to have his big chance next season while the recent capture of Wales and Lions wing George North will add some serious ballast to the wing berth.

SCARLETS

TADHG BEIRNE

Arguably the Guinness PRO14 player of the season after making huge impression on the region during the latter half of last season.

The ball-pilfering lock, who can also double up in the back-row is off to Munster to enhance his Irish Test credentials.

JOHN BARCLAY

The influential back-rower, who captained the West Walians to Guinness PRO12 glory in Dublin last May, has signed a two-year deal with Edinburgh.

It will bring an end to a five-year spell with the Scarlets when Barclay will be remembered as one of the Scarlets' finest signings in the regional era.

EMYR PHILLIPS

The 31-year-old Scarlets forward plans to concentrate on coaching.

Phillips has been with his home region for close on a decade, making his debut in 2009 against the Dragons and developing into a stalwart. He has banked 152 appearances to date, including an outing off the bench in the 2016-17 Guinness PRO12 final victory over Munster.

His three Wales caps came in 2013, starting with a debut against Japan in Osaka and ending with an autumn-series outing against Tonga.

OTHERS

Promising back-rower Jack Condy has been forced to retire from rugby, at the age of 23. The powerful No.8 has been battling to overcome a chronic knee injury for the last few seasons, but on medical advice has decided to hang up his boots.

Wing Tom Grabham is another forced into retirement from professional rugby due to a knee injury.

The 26-year-old made just one competitive appearance for the region, against Zebre back in September, but made 50 appearances for the Ospreys, scoring eight tries in his time at the Liberty Stadium.

WILL THEY BE MISSED?

Beirne and Barclay have been totemic figures for the Scarlets in their magic carpet ride to the PRO12 title last season and the Champions Cup semi-finals this term.

So the answer is an emphatic YES.