Wales No 8 Toby Faletau seals Bath move from Newport Dragons next season

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Bath have announced the signing of Wales back-row forward Toby Faletau.

The Aviva Premiership club confirmed that Faletau will join them next season.

Faletau, who also played in the British and Irish Lions' victorious Test series against Australia two years ago, will move to the Recreation Ground from Newport Gwent Dragons.

Wales back-row forward Toby Faletau (left) will join Aviva Premiership side Bath next season

'The way Bath approach the game suits my style of play,' he told the BBC.

'The opportunity to work with Darren (Edwards, Bath first-team coach) again after doing so with Wales Under-20s and the Dragons was also too good to turn down.'

The 24-year-old has won three Six Nations titles and two Grand Slams with Wales. He had a transfer turned town last year with the Welsh Rugby Union saying it was committed to keeping its best players in the country. 

Bath director of rugby Mike Ford insists signing Faletau shows the club's ambitions

Bath's Chris Cook passes the ball during his side's narrow 13-11 defeat by Northampton at the weekend

However, he will now join the Premiership side once his contract has run expires next year, with Bath head coach Mike Ford describing the move as 'evidence' of their ambition.

'When we talk about this club being ambitious, we're not just paying lip service,' said Ford. 'Signing a player of Toby's calibre is evidence of that.

'He is a world-class player who never takes a backwards step and he will add competition to an equally fantastic back row.'