Blues flanker Robin Sowden-Taylor close to Dragons move

[TRF_Cymro]

Blues and Wales flanker Robin Sowden-Taylor is thought to be on the verge of signing a contract at the Dragons.

The eight-cap open-side, 27, is out of contract at the end of the season.

Sowden-Taylor, who won his first Wales squad call-up in 2001 at the age of 18, has long been seen as the heir apparent to Martyn Williams for Wales and Blues.

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[Bluemoon]

A good player for the Cardiff through some very lean times. With Josh Nividi and Sam Warburton coming through I can see why he is moving on.

He'll do a job for the Dragons, but I can't see him shifting Gavin Thomas from the spot anytime soon and he cant play blind or 8.

Unlucky guy really, wish him all the best.

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

Thomas can play anywhere in the Back Row, although Lydiate will take some shifting and if Bearman's fit then he's a shoe-in for 8, and Falateua and Evans are comnig along nicely for that back-of-the-scrum spot. Still, at least he'll be making the bench, which is more than he would do if he was playing for the Blues.

 

[dullonien]

The Scarlets really should have gone after Sowden-Taylor, just the kind of player they need at 7 imo. He's a better player than Easterby (past it) and Jonathan Edwards (never had it). While McCusker, Turnball and Dafydd Jones are all blindsides really.

It's a good coup for the Dragon's, as he's great cover to have. The Dragon's still don't have the strength in depth required, but more signings like this will help.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Scarlets should have been his destination. But I reckon financial constraints has played its part.