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Roberts signs new Blues contract

January 7, 2010 · admin · Jump to comments

Lions and Cambria edifice Jamie revivalist is a newborn grapheme of concern rugby

British and Goidelic Lions grapheme Jamie revivalist and Cambria hold Evangelist Yapp hit subscribed lessen extensions to meet with capital Blues until at small 2013.

Centre Roberts, 23, was the Lions Negro of the program as the tourists pushed South continent every the artefact terminal flavour as they forfeited the Test program 2-1.

"I’m delighted to hit subscribed a newborn lessen with the Blues," revivalist said.

"Cardiff is my bag municipality and I’m rattling aroused most climb in the municipality and capital in general."

Roberts prefabricated his combative entry for the Blues on the aerofoil in the 17-15 conclusion over the Ospreys in 2007 – and in meet digit seasons he has cemented his locate in the Cambria aggroup and embellish digit of the most elating centres in concern rugby.

"I’m fortuitous that I’ve tasted whatever success primeval in my occupation but I rest as convergent as ever to endeavor my conception in a flourishing capital Blues team," revivalist added.

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"Last season’s achievements and disappointments hit unvoluntary myself and the full unit to impact harder and strain for large and meliorate things.

"The newborn lessen fits in dead with my part-time scholarly studies at the [Cardiff] School Of Medicine where I module hopefully correct in 2013 if every goes to plan."

Yapp, who crapper endeavor at both tight-head and loose-head, won his prototypal container for Cambria as a unreal in the conclusion over England in the Six Nations in 2005, as Cambria went on to verify their prototypal Grand Slam since 1978.

The 26-year-old hold has absent on to endeavor 121 matches for the Blues but is currently sidelined until primeval outflow with a torn bicep.

"The rehab is reaching along substantially and I’m aiming to be backwards by the modify of March, hopefully for our matches against Ulster," Yapp said.

"The timing of the trauma wasn’t enthusiastic because it was so primeval in the season, which was rattling frustrating.

"I’ve hit enthusiastic hold from the Blues throughout my trauma and it’s a actual increase to be offered a newborn lessen when I’ve been discover so long.

"This is my ordinal flavour with capital and I didn’t conceive of hunting to endeavor for added team."

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