Interest in the wing has ramped up after his hat-trick at Judgement Day last week

12:08, 26 Apr 2025Updated 12:08, 26 Apr 2025

Cardiff wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb after the win over Munster(Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)

Cardiff coach Matt Sherratt is hopeful of keeping in-form wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb amid interest from Gallagher Premiership outfit Leicester Tigers.

The Welsh-qualified 24-year-old continued his scoring exploits on Friday night, crossing in Cardiff’s 26-21 win over Munster to boost the Blue and Blacks’ United Rugby Championship play-off hopes. His impressive performance at the Arms Park came a week after crossing for a hat-trick against the Ospreys in Judgement Day at the Principality Stadium.

Having signed for Cardiff on a short-term deal after leaving Bath in November 2023, the winger has proven an impressive addition to the Arms Park side.

Naturally, having dotted down seven times this season, the English-born winger, who qualifies for Wales as his mother was born in Cardiff, has attracted attention from over the border.

Leicester Tigers are interested, although no deal has been completed yet. The Welford Road club are currently on the lookout for physical winger, having looked at Dragons wing Jared Rosser prior to his new deal at Rodney Parade.

WalesOnline understands interest in Hamer-Webb has ramped up following his hat-trick at the Principality Stadium last week. Join WalesOnline Rugby’s WhatsApp Channel here to get the breaking news sent straight to your phone for free

However, Cardiff coach Sherratt remains hopeful that they will be able to keep hold of Hamer-Webb.

“He is out of contract,” said Sherratt after the win over Munster. “We’d like to keep him so we’re in those discussions.

“I’ll be honest, the change of ownership has probably delayed things. Nights like tonight help as well.

“Regardless of results, there’s a good group here and a good feeling. In the last two years, it’s not long since we were talking about having 12 training.

“We’ve changed training base mid-season, change of ownership, plenty of caps leave the club and new staff. This group have had every excuse to ease off.

“To be where we are at the moment, surrounded by good teams, is a massive credit to everyone involved in the club. There’s always been a good spirit here.”

If Hamer-Webb did sign for Leicester he would remain eligible to represent Wales due to the fact he is uncapped which does not tie the Cardiff speedster to the controversial 25-cap law. 25% OFF DEAL NOW: Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby.

But a move back across the Severn Bridge would without doubt make it far harder for Hamer-Webb to break into the Wales squad in a back-three pool which already includes Josh Adams, Blair Murray, Tom Rogers, Ellis Mee, Rio Dyer and Keelan Giles.

To get selected for Wales while playing in the English Premiership he would realistically need to be performing significantly better than those based in Wales to justify the lack of access to players based in England.

“What I was most pleased for Gabe was backing up last week,” added Sherratt. “I wanted him to enjoy last week and you could see in the week he was buzzing.

“In my mind, I was going if he could go again. He more than matched it.

“He was amazing at the things that don’t require any talent, like getting up in the air. We put a stat up in the week, it’s a big marker of when Munster win games is their aerial dominance.

“When Munster lose games, they win four less contests a game. So we put a big emphasis with our back-three and our nines on kicking contestables and trying to win that area.” Get the latest breaking Welsh rugby news stories sent straight to your inbox with our FREE daily newsletter. Sign up here.