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Regan Grace makes immediate switch to Cardiff ahead of Six Nations

BEDFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Regan Grace of Bath Rugby with the ball during the Premiership Rugby Cup match between Bedford Blues and Bath Rugby at Goldington Road on November 23, 2024 in Bedford, England. (Photo by Patrick Khachfe/Getty Images)

Cardiff Rugby have agreed on a deal to sign former Super League star Regan Grace from Premiership leaders Bath on a contract until the end of the season, and he will start training with Matt Sherratt’s side tomorrow morning.

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Port Talbot-born Grace, 28, who starred in three successive Super League Grand Finals for St Helens before switching codes, was wanted by the Arms Park outfit as injury cover and jumped at the of kick-starting his career in South Wales.

Sherratt currently has Mason Grady, Iwan Stephens, Harri Millard and Theo Cabango all on the treatment table, and they desperately needed to get someone into the club. Grace will use the opportunity to try and catch the eye of Wales boss Warren Gatland. Grace switched codes in July 2022 but ruptured his Achilles tendon ahead of a move to Top 14 giants Racing 92.

A member of the Ospreys Academy, when he was at school, was released without playing a year later following a relapse. He then moved to Bath to regain his fitness, which eventually led to him earning a contract with Johann van Graan’s side.

Grace appeared in friendly matches against Gloucester and Leinster last season, catching the eye in a 59-19 win over their West Country rivals and then impressed playing for Wales in an end-of-tour game with the Queensland Reds in July.

He missed the start of this season after undergoing an operation on a hamstring injury after scoring a try in the 36-35 victory but recovered to make two appearances against Bedford Blues in the Premiership Cup and Benetton in the Champions Cup.

Gatland is known to be a fan of Grace and will have him in his sights ahead of the Six Nations kicking off against France at the end of the month, especially if he can put in a couple of eye-catching performances for Cardiff.

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Tom 59 minutes ago
No definites, but which Wales players could still make Lions squad?

Williams, Faletau, Lake, Morgan are the only ones who have a chance. None of them are guaranteed but I'd imagine they'll pick Williams and Morgan who could get in on merit and will likely be favoured for inclusivity.


Williams is fighting it out with Ben White for 3rd slot behind JGP and Mitchell.

Morgan is up against JVDF, Earl, Curry, Curry, Willis for 4 flanker slots. Morgan is a fantastic player but a huge call to leave any of those boys at home given how much Wales struggled at the breakdown against England. He's by no means solely responsible for that but it will be fresh in the minds of the selectors. Given the amount of hybrid players emerging and the inclination for a 6-2 split, they may be able to find room for a 5th flanker in the squad. In which case may be Ben Curry who misses out or Willis might be excluded given we have such depth in the players who have chosen to play for clubs this side of the channel.


Lake and Faletau are good enough but I'd be surprised if Faletau gets picked over Conan and Lake would be up against Cowan-Dickie which I can't see happening. Blair Murray is probably 4th in the 15 pecking order behind Kinghorn, Heenan, Marcus Smith. He may be a better 15 than Smith but Smith brings versatility so would be ahead of him. Since Smith may go on tour as a 10/15 hybrid, they would already have 3 fullbacks in the squad so Murray won't make it, good player though.


Nicky Smith and Dafydd Jenkins clutching at straws.

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