Melbourne Rebels said troubled English international Danny Cipriani was staying at the club despite reports of him seeking a return to Britain.
The former England fly-half, who was dropped from the Rebels' two-match Super Rugby tour of South Africa after repeated off-field disciplinary breaches, reportedly sought a deal with Bath but was turned down.
Cipriani, 23, is in the first season of a two-year deal with Melbourne which Rebels chief executive Ross Oakley said he expected him to honour.
"He hasn't asked to get out of his contract," Oakley said.
"I've spoken to his manager who told me there's no truth in the fact that he's wanting to go to Bath."
The English club, looking for a replacement for South African Butch James, reportedly said Cipriani wasn't "top of their list".
"Danny is a very talented player but we don't know what happened in Australia yet," Bath chief executive Nick Blofeld said.
"We didn't want to go off strategy and sign somebody at the last minute."
Given Bath's reported reluctance, Cipriani's only option could be to try to heal the rift with the Rebels and see out the remainder of his playing contract.
"He's training here and has been working very hard while the boys have been away in South Africa, so we'll see how it progresses as time rolls by," Oakley said.
"He's keeping his head down and working hard.
"He's doing all the things he's been asked to do as well as his training, so it will be how the team and team management see that once they get back."
Oakley said it would be up to coach Rod Macqueen and senior players whether Cipriani would be available for selection for the Rebels' next match on home soil against the Stormers on June 3.
Before the Rebels left for South Africa, the club issued a statement, saying the squad and management "had lost confidence" in Cipriani.
