Liam Williams leaves Cardiff for Japanese side Kubota Spears

'I'm delighted to announce that I have signed with Kubota Spears for next season,' Williams, who has been capped 84 times by Wales, wrote on his Twitter account.

JAPANESE JOURNEY: Wales' Liam Williams.

Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back Liam Williams has left Cardiff to join Kubota Spears in Japan.

The 32-year-old had a year remaining on his contract, but Cardiff - along with the other three Welsh regions - are operating in a difficult financial climate and Jarrod Evans and Dillon Lewis left the club to join Harlequins in April.