Friday 16 December 2016 16:14, UK
Alex King has joined Rob Howley's Wales backroom staff as attack coach ahead of the Six Nations.
The former Northampton and Clermont Auvergne coach, who played alongside Howley at Wasps, left Saints earlier this year and is scheduled to take a role at Montpellier next season.
Howley is in charge of Wales for Europe's leading international tournament with coach Warren Gatland continuing his preparations for the British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand in the summer.
"This is a hugely-exciting opportunity for me personally, and to be able to join such an experienced and established coaching set-up ahead of such a major and important tournament is an incredibly exciting prospect," King said.
"It is a real privilege to be asked, and I am now really looking forward to meeting up with the coaches, the rest of the management team and particularly the talented Welsh players."
Cardiff's Matt Sherratt worked as Wales attack coaching role during the recent autumn series, when Wales won three of their four games, and he now returns to regional duties with the Blues.
Howley added: "We are really pleased to bring in Alex for the Six Nations, but we would also like to thank Matt for all his hard work and effort during the autumn.
"Alex is an experienced, highly-respected attack coach, and we are delighted to have him as part of our team.
"We believe he will add a lot of value to what will be another very competitive Six Nations, and we are delighted to have secured the services of such a sought-after coach on a full-time basis for the campaign.
"Matt was excellent for us during the autumn campaign, and we were really pleased with his contribution. Moving forward, Matt felt the shared role wouldn't be the best solution, which we respect, and we wish him well back at the Blues."
