Cardiff Blues confident of Leigh Halfpenny stay

Cardiff Blues owner Peter Thomas has revealed that he is optimistic over the chances of Leigh Halfpenny staying at the club.

The Welsh international full-back has recently been linked with a big-money switch to the French Top 14 league.

When informed how much Halfpenny could earn abroad, Thomas told The Rugby Paper: "If that's what Leigh's worth, well done to him, but I am optimistic that between us, the player, the Blues and the Welsh Rugby Union, we will find a solution."

Halfpenny, who signed his first professional contract with the Blues in 2008, was part of the successful British and Irish Lions squad on their summer tour of Australia.