NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have signed Ebbw Vale utility back Carl Meyer while once-capped Wales centre Adam Warren also appears to be bound for Rodney Parade.

Meyer, who can play centre, full-back and fly-half, headed to the Steelmen this season on a three-year sporting visa in a bid to earn a professional contract and the former Sharks academy man’s gamble paid off.

The 23-year-old played five times for the Dragons and impressed with his composure, monster right boot and threat with ball in hand, finishing off one of the tries of the season in the stunning win against Ulster in March.

He was also a key figure in Ebbw Vale’s fantastic return to the Principality Premiership that saw them finish second in the table and be edged out by Pontypridd in the final of the play-offs.

Meyer’s work ethic and dedication while training with the region impressed the management team and they will now take over his registration.

And it looks like the South African, who will be Wales-qualified at the end of his visa, will be joined at Rodney Parade by centre Warren.

Scarlets boss Wayne Pivac says that the 24-year-old, whose solitary cap came against the Barbarians in 2012, has turned down a fresh deal in favour of a move east.

"Adam Warren is off to the Dragons so we will be looking to replace him," head coach Pivac told the South Wales Evening Post.

"We offered him a contract, but he has a longer-term contract in front of him at the Dragons.

"He has also looked at the players in front of him with us and has made a decision which he feels is the right one for him."

The Dragons were hit by a raft of midfield injury problems in 2014/15 with Ross Wardle (knee and shoulder), Pat Leach (knee) and Ashley Smith (foot, jaw, concussion) missing most of the campaign with serious injuries while the burgeoning pair of Jack Dixon and Tyler Morgan came back from wrist and knee injuries to finish the campaign strongly.

They were backed up in the season finale at Munster by 18-year-old Wales Under-20s centre Barney Nightingale while Tom Prydie has also operated as a makeshift centre.