Cardiff battle for ex-Junior Springbok

By PETER JACKSON

Cardiff are involved in a stand-off with the Welsh Rugby Union over their bid to sign a stand-off from South Africa, Tinus De Beer.
A last-ditch attempt is being made by the Arms Park club to overturn the Union’s blocking of a transfer on the grounds that the former Junior Springbok poses an obstacle to home-grown talent with international ambitions.
Unless their impassioned appeal succeeds, a club famous for its trio of Lions’ fly halves – Cliff Morgan, Barry John, Gareth Davies – will stumble on into the summer without one following the departure of Rhys Priestland and ...

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