SCARLETS boss Wayne Pivac says that once-capped Wales centre Adam Warren is Rodney Parade-bound after signing a deal with Newport Gwent Dragons.

The 24-year-old, whose solitary cap came against the Barbarians in 2012, is out of contract and looks set to head east, although the Dragons have not yet confirmed the signing.

Warren has been something of a fringe figure this season and Pivac believes that the possibility of more regular rugby has tempted him to Rodney Parade.

"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.