Dragons lands Cardiff Wales international
Yesterday at 01:29 PM
TRANSFER NEWS: Dragons RFC have announced the signing of Wales international back row forward Thomas Young.
The openside flanker will make the switch to the men of Gwent this summer on a long-term deal from Cardiff Rugby, following previous playing spells in the English Premiership with Wasps and Gloucester.
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An athletic game-breaker who is equally comfortable in the wide channels as he is turning the ball over at ruck time.
Young made over 150 appearances during his time at Wasps, scoring over 30 tries – making him the club's leading forward all-time scorer.
The 32-year-old - capped four times by Wales – has to date made 59 appearances for Cardiff Rugby over two spells.
Young follows Dillon Lewis and Harry Beddall in being confirmed as new signings ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Head Coach Filo Tiatia said: "We're looking forward to Thomas joining up with us.
"He's a talented loose forward with international experience who brings a competitive edge and is someone who will drive standards.
"Thomas plays at a high level and has a huge influence on games, both in attack and in defence.
"He is also someone who can be a real mentor and help develop our young loose forwards like Harry Beddall, Evan Minto and Owen Conquer, who I'm sure will benefit from working and playing alongside him."
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