Today's rugby news as dazzling Welsh ace being offered to clubs with English Premiership giants set to swoop

These are your rugby headlines on Wednesday, June 1.

St Helens star Regan Grace is being offered around to union clubs as speculation over his future continues.

According to our colleagues in the north of England, Grace, who comes from Port Talbot, has been offered to various clubs in the 15-man code of the game.

Twenty-five-year-old Grace is out of contract at the end of the season with the league giants, with talks over an extension still on the table according to reports.

YorkshireLive report Grace is understood to be open to a move to union rather than making a move to another Super League club. Last week WalesOnline reported that Welsh rugby was in danger of missing out on the services of Grace amid dithering over a potential move for the free-scoring wing. You can read more about that here.

Sale Sharks are believed to be one of the teams interested in the electric Welshman, with other major English Premiership clubs also monitoring the situation closely.

Warren Gatland's son Bryn has been branded the 'most improved player in New Zealand' after a stellar season with the Chiefs.

Journalist Paul Cully picked his Super Rugby Pacific team of the season and Gatland gets the nod at fly-half.

"Forget all the bigger names, Gatland is the most improved player in New Zealand," wrote Cully for Stuff. "He has taken the ball hard at the line and has recorded more try assists than anyone in the competition. Also, he’s the only goalkicker whose success rate is higher than 80 per cent. You can’t argue with those numbers."

The Chiefs, coached by Gatland Senior, have secured a home Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final after they saw off a spirited Fijian Drua in Lautoka at the weekend.

Former Australia coach Robbie Deans has fired