Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips is hoping to put a troubling few months behind him, WalesOnline reports.
"Phillips will join French side Bayonne next season, and the feisty 28-year-old admits he will be relieved to escape the goldfish bowl of Welsh rugby.
"The Lions star only returned to the Welsh squad last week after issuing a public apology following an altercation in Cardiff city centre.
"Phillips was suspended for 10 days after photographs emerged of him being pinned to the ground by a McDonalds bouncer in the early hours of the morning.
"He insists the whole saga was "blown out of proportion" and says he found himself "in the wrong place at the wrong time".
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