Dan Biggar has discussed the differences between plying his trade in England and Wales after what he calls 'the best decision of his rugby career'.
The Wales fly-half left the Ospreys in the summer to join Gallagher Premiership side Northampton and is living life at Franklin's Gardens.
Since arriving in the east Midlands, Biggar has notched up 163 points in 19 appearances, having settled into a life over the Severn Bridge.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Radio Northampton , Biggar addressed some of the differences between playing in the Premiership and the PRO14.
He revealed that one of the big factors behind the move was the chance to play in sold out venues week in, week out as opposed to 'a couple of thousand on a Friday night'.
"With regional rugby in Wales, the area of support is a lot more spread out now than when it was the likes of Swansea, Neath, Llanelli at teams like that," he told the radio station.
"You get a sense, when you come into town here, that it's one big community and the ground is right in the middle of town. Certainly on match days, it seems like that (the rugby) is what everyone has got on in Northampton.
"You perhaps didn't get that from regional games because there are lots of different things going on.
"There was a Premier League football team in Swansea, there's so much going on in Cardiff and different things like that.
"To come to a rugby mad town and see... you drive in two hours before kick off and the pubs outside are full, there are people getting in the ground nice and early, it's a real nice feeling.
"That was one of the big reasons why I decided to come to the league and to come to Northampton - the support.
"Every Saturday afternoon, you're getting 13,000 or 14,000 in packed out venues to play in and it just makes life a lot easier to get yourself up for a game.
"Rather than if it's perhaps a couple of thousand people on a Friday night in a half-empty stadium."
He added: "I absolutely love it. It's the best decision I've made in terms of my rugby career."
Biggar is back to playing some of his best rugby, not only for Wales - playing pivotal roles in wins over France and England during this year's Grand Slam - but also in the league.
There is a notion that if a player is happy away from work, he'll perform better when he punches in on game day.
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That certainly seems to be the case with Biggar who explained how it was nice to be enjoying some relative anonymity since moving out of Wales.
He said: "I was in Sainsbury's yesterday afternoon with my wife and I was saying that we'd managed to go all the way around the shop without having to speak to anyone about rugby.
"Nobody came up to say 'what happened on the weekend?' or anything like that.
"In Wales, it's very much a goldfish bowl and it can get on top of some people.
"If you're out at dinner or with family and friends, it can be a little bit intrusive."
