Former fly-half Elinor Snowsill says it is “very frustrating” when England come after Wales’ best young talent.
Snowsill has been leading one of the Welsh Rugby Union’s (WRU) player development centres since calling time on her Wales career two years ago.
She also coaches Wales Under-18s and Cardiff Met, where she said there is a “golden generation” coming through.
But Snowsill is concerned by “headhunting” from across the border.
“In the past couple of months some of our most talented players at age grade are being approached by England and asked to go over there instead,” she told the Scrum V podcast.
“I find it very frustrating as they’ve come up through Welsh systems and pathways.”