Regan King to leave Scarlets

Posted on Feb 1, 2011 in Rugby News

The Scarlets have confirmed that 30 year-old centre Regan King will leave the region at the end of his contract this summer after six seasons in Llanelli.

The once-capped All Black has been a valued member of the Scarlets squad for the past six years and more recently has played an important role in helping advance the development of the Scarlets own fast-emerging backs talent – including international centre Jon Davies this season’s star performer Gareth Maule.

King will join French champions and Top 14 giants Clermont Auvergne next season on a new three-year contract. He joined the Scarlets in May 2005.

Known for his superb handling skills, agility and finesse on the field, Regan King returned to form this season after being absent in the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 seasons after picking up a career threatening hamstring injury in February 2009 which kept him off the field for a year.

Scarlets Head Coach Nigel Davies said: “Regan has been a great asset within our rugby set-up for many years now and as a player has skills and qualities which you just don’t find everywhere. He’s a true rugby talent and it’s been great to see him come back strongly this season.

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Dale Ford wins Principality Player of the Month for January

Posted on Feb 17, 2010 in Rugby News

FORD STEAMS IN FOR FIRST PRINCIPALITY PREMIERSHIP PLAYER OF THE MONTH OF 2010

Llanelli full back and wing Dale Ford has won the Principality Premiership Player of the Month award for January.

Eighteen year old Ford has turned heads this season with nine tries in all competitions, including six in the last four games, and thirteen points with the boot.

Principality Premiership head coaches, WRU and Regional academy staff, and selected journalists select the winner who receives £100 from the Principality Building Society, title sponsors of the competition.

He said, “We have started to pull things together as a team at Llanelli. Where we were losing games by a few points before Christmas, we have recently been winning them by the same short margin and that has given me confidence to go out and express myself a bit more. We’ve been able to get the ball into the right areas of the park and luckily for me, I’ve been getting on the end of some tries.

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King returns for Scarlets – Michael Cheika Previews Leinster game

Posted on Feb 16, 2010 in Rugby News

The Leinster squad to face the Scarlets in Saturday’s Magners League clash at the RDS (KO: 6.30pm) has been named.

Leinster welcome back Kevin McLaughlin, Sean O’Brien, Eoin Reddan and Jonathan Sexton from Ireland duty for Leinster’s fourth fixture against the Scarlets this season.

With the likes of Girvan Dempsey, Shane Horgan and Shane Jennings in tow, supplemented by the likes of Shaun Berne, Isa Nacewa, Stan Wright and CJ van der Linde, Leinster can call on a panel of experienced and young talent.

Full-back Andrew Conway is named in the extended panel having impressed for the Ireland Under-20′s in recent weeks. Meanwhile, David Kearney, Eoin O’Malley and Eoin Sheriff are included in the panel after impressing in last weekend’s 22-10 British & Irish Cup victory over the Exeter Chiefs.

The team is expected to be announced on Friday lunchtime.

Over 13,000 tickets have now been sold for Saturday’s Magners League fixture

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