Toulon scrum-half Rhys Webb has ruled out playing for Wales in the upcoming Rugby World Cup in Japan, saying that he is “out of bounds”. 

Webb, who falls under the 60-cap mark for his country, moved to the Top 14 side from Ospreys in 2018, which ruled him out of Test duty.

He has since not played for Wales with Gareth Davies, Tomos Williams and Aled Davies preferred in the nine jersey by Warren Gatland.

Webb’s absence looks set to continue in Japan as he stays with the French club, saying only an injury disaster could see him called up.

“As far as I’m concerned I’m out of bounds with the 60-cap rule,” said Webb.

“I do believe that if there are injuries then I can come in without issue, but there has to be injuries. That’s the ruling.

“Maybe it will happen one day but for now it’s a no-go. Every time I play for Toulon, I don’t think about playing for Wales.

“The rule is in place and it motivates me to work harder and keep doing extras. I know my standard, I know where I belong as a player. I’ll maintain high standards wherever I am.”

Webb, however, does not have any regrets about moving from Wales and revealed he is enjoying his time at Toulon.

“It’s been really good,” he added.

“I’d been at the Ospreys since I was a young kid. I moved when I was 29, so I don’t think 12 years is a bad innings.

“But as a player, I just felt I needed something to freshen it up a bit and get the enjoyment back.

“Going to Toulon we had a lot of world-class players, but they left when I arrived. When I arrived it was a brand new team, so new players and new coaches.

“No one really knew what our identity was and we didn’t really have a culture. It took a couple of months to figure that out.

“At the back end of the season we found out who we are as a team, how we want to play and who we want to be.

“I believe that if we start the season as we finished, we can go on and be that great Toulon team again.”