By PETER JACKSON
CARDIFF Blues prop Tau Filise will set a world record next month as the first professional player to win a new contract at the age of 40.
The Tongan will take endurance to historic new levels by overtaking the ultimate marathon man, Brad Thorn. The double World Cup-winning All Black retired two years ago shortly after reaching 40 with Leicester in the Aviva Premiership.
Filise will be 41 before his latest one-year extension runs out at the Arms Park – a full 12 months beyond his supposed retirement date. Instead of being put out to pasture, the tighthead...