England wing Banahan signs a new deal with Bath

England wing Matt Banahan has signed a new three-year contract with Guinness Premiership club Bath.

The 23-year-old, who was an ever-present for Martin Johnson’s men during the autumn internationals, joined Bath in 2006 from London Irish as a lock forward but was converted to a wing.

“Bath have put a lot of time into me. I want to return the favour and support the club that helped me get where I am,” Banahan told the Bath club website.

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Wales international Rees pledges his future to Scarlets

Wales hooker Matthew Rees has put an end to speculation over his Scarlets future next season by penning a new deal.

The 29-year-old was a star performer during the summer’s Lions tour of South Africa and had been attracting interest from both France and the Guinness Premiership.

Rees, who joined the Scarlets in 2004 from the Celtic Warriors and Pontypridd and has gone on to make 121 appearances, has signed a new three-year deal, while fellow hooker Ken Owens has also agreed to stay at Parc Y Scarlets for another three years.

Promising full-back Dan Evans and 33-year-old loose-head prop Iestyn Thomas have also agreed new two-year contracts.

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Harlequins pen new deals with England youngsters

Newly-appointed Quins boss Conor O’Shea will be celebrating his first bit of Christmas business after securing the long-term services of two of England’s brightest young forwards.

Second-row George Robson is believed to be on the verge of gate-crashing England boss Martin Johnson’s national squad, having cemented his place in the Quins’ first team.

While England under-20 prop Joe Marler, who made his first team debut for Quins earlier this season, has followed Robson’s example.

At 19, Marler is one of Harlequins’ most promising young players – a member of the current England under-20 squad and another product of the Quins academy.

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Thomas thanks Welsh fans

Former Wales and Lions skipper Gareth Thomas hopes his weekend revelations about his sexuality can help other professional sportsmen.

The 35-year-old, Wales’ most capped player, joins stars like basketball’s John Amaechi and hurling’s Donal Og Cusack who have come out and admitted they are gay.

The former Wales international full-back said he was grateful for the “amazing response” he had received.

“Just because you are gay, it doesn’t mean you fancy every man who walks the planet,” Thomas told the Daily Mail.

“I don’t want to be known as a gay rugby player. I am a rugby player first and foremost. I am a man.

“I hope that by saying this I can make a big difference to others in my situation. But for now, I just want to focus on being a rugby player and beating my old club Toulouse.”

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Schedule revealed for 2010 Six Nations

The Six Nations council has announced the running order for next season’s Six Nations, with Ireland kicking off their title defence at home against Italy on Saturday February 6.

The popularity of this season’s first Friday night game with TV viewers, where France ended Wales’ Grand Slam hopes in Paris, has meant that the fixture will be reversed at the Millennium Stadium this season, on Friday February 26.

In a repeat of two seasons ago, England kick-off their tournament with the visit of Warren Gatland’s Wales to Twickenham, while France travel to face Scotland at Murrayfield.

Welsh Rugby Union chairman David Pickering is pleased to see the Friday night game return, citing both economic and rugby reasons for his excitement.

“We are starting to see genuine reasons for saying the experiment is a successful one,” said Pickering. “The match in Paris last year generated the biggest television audience for a game in France at an average audience of 5.9million and television audiences throughout the UK, Ireland and Italy were the second largest of all the fifteen tournament games at 11million.

“We had a sell-out Stade de France crowd, a tremendous atmosphere and produced one of the best matches of the tournament for the neutral. In Wales we would obviously like to reverse the result next year but we are very much looking forward to what should be a great night out in Cardiff for the fans, a bumper TV audience and a magnificent atmosphere for the players within the confines of the Millennium Stadium.”

Six Nations 2010

Week 1
Saturday 6th February – 14:30 – Ireland v Italy , 17:00 – England v Wales
Sunday 7th February 15:00 – Scotland v France

Week 2
Saturday 13th February – 14:00 – Wales v Scotland, 16:30 (17:30 local) – France v Ireland
Sunday 14th February – 14.30 (15:30 local) – Italy v England

Week 3
20/21 February – Rest Weekend

Week 4
Friday 26th February – 20:00 – Wales v France
Saturday 27th February – 13:30 (14:30 local) – Italy v Scotland 16:00 – England v Ireland

Week 5
6/7 March – Rest Weekend

Week 6
Saturday 13th March – 14:30 – Ireland v Wales 17:00 – Scotland v England
Sunday 14th March – 14:30 (15.30 local) – France v Italy

Week 7
Saturday 20th March – 14:30 – Wales v Italy 17:00 – Ireland v Scotland 19:45 (20:45 local) – France v England

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Scotland has been through a tough spell in the last ten years and they showed that with a poor showing in the 2009 Six Nations. They were only able to beat Italy which means they once again finished 5th in the Championship. Frank Hadden resigned following that performance and he was replaced by former England coach Andy Robinson who will be hoping to improve the side’s fortunes in 2010.

Wales first home match of the 2010 Six Nations is against Scotland. With their fast attacking rugby from the back the Welsh have always caused problems to Scotland in the past. They now posses a fiercely competitive forward line-up, which could well be the key to a home victory.

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Dragons’ Joe Bearman keen for Wales Six Nations spot

Dragons back-rower Joe Bearman says he is keen to be in Wales contention ahead of the Six Nations.

The 30-year-old was a hot tip for a first cap in the November Tests after qualifying for Wales by residency, but a groin injury spoiled his chances.

“I’d love to play for Wales, I don’t hide that fact,” Bearman told the BBC.

“I can just play hard and well, look after the Dragons and get some results under our belts. If it comes, it comes, if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.”

Bearman has been a popular figure at Rodney Parade since his 2005 move from Cornish Pirates and he has now completed a three-year residential qualification.

BBC Sport understands the Wales camp contacted the Dragons in the autumn to ensure his paperwork was in order.

“I thought it was the tax man,” joked Bearman. “[A potential Wales cap] would be the best day of my life.”

The Londoner, who moved to Cornwall before his switch to Newport, specialises at number eight or blind-side, where he would be competing with Ryan Jones, Jonathan Thomas, Andy Powell, Dan Lydiate, Gareth Delve and Dafydd Jones for a Wales spot.

His all-action, athletic style could also potentially translate to the open-side, where national coach Warren Gatland is desperately seeking a stand-in for the injured Martyn Williams.

Thomas and Dafydd Jones are also options in that position, along with dedicated open-sides Gavin Thomas, Richie Pugh, Sam Warburton and Robin Sowden-Taylor.

“I’ve loved living here, my girlfriend’s family is half Welsh,” said the 6ft 4ins, 17-stone Bearman.

“If I was ever asked to play for Wales it would be a great, great honour that I would grab with both hands.”

While Bearman may be targeting a high-intensity international before a packed Millennium Stadium, he revealed that his career could have taken a very different path.

“I had a trial for Everton [Football Club] when I was about 12 years old,” he told BBC Sport Wales.

“I was captain for our county, playing up front, when we went to a tournament on the Isle of Wight.

“We played against Manchester City and Manchester United in our group and I scored twice against United.

“There were a lot of scouts there so I went up [to Everton] for a week.

“But it was a big jump in standard and it didn’t work out – I’m not on £100,000 a week!”

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Hogg to miss Six Nations

Edinburgh and Scotland forward Ally Hogg will miss the Six Nations tournament after being told he needs surgery on an injured hip that will keep him out of action for the rest of this season.

Hogg, 26, received the diagnosis in the wake of Edinburgh’s European Cup defeat at Bath on Sunday and club coach Rob Moffat confirmed that surgery would go ahead as soon as possible.

“Ally has suffered a tear in a muscle in his hip and requires an operation,” Moffat said. “It means he will be out of action for six months and so will not be available for selection for the Six Nations.”

Hogg has played 48 times for his country but did not feature in the autumn internationals against Australia, Fiji and Argentina, despite former Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson now being in charge of the national team.

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Wales trio handed Barbarians chance

Jamie Roberts has been given a chance to avenge Wales’ defeat by New Zealand last month after being selected at inside centre by the Barbarians.

The Baa-Baas face the All Blacks, who prevailed 19-12 at the Millennium Stadium, at Twickenham on Saturday in their now traditional end of autumn fixture.

British & Irish Lions star Roberts is picked alongside fellow Welsh internationals Andy Powell and Leigh Halfpenny, who feature among the replacements.

Springbok lock Victor Matfield will captain a side containing 925 caps, heading a seven-strong South African contingent that includes the uncapped WP Nel.

Bryan Habana starts on the left wing while All Black Joe Rokocoko has been handed the number 14 jersey against his national team-mates.

Australia supply four players to the starting line-up, including skipper Rocky Elsom and fly-half Matt Giteau.

Barbarians coach Nick Mallett said: “We have the benefit of a full week together ahead of the match.

“Knowing the talent that has been assembled among the 22 players, we expect to be very competitive and give the All Blacks and the Twickenham crowd a real taste of Barbarian rugby at its best.”

Barbarians: D Mitchell (Australia); J Rokocoko (New Zealand), J Fourie (South Africa), J Roberts (Wales), B Habana (South Africa); M Giteau (Australia), F du Preez (South Africa); S Perugini (Italy), B du Plessis (South Africa), W P Nel (uncapped), C del Fava (Italy), V Matfield (South Africa, captain), R Elsom (Australia), S Burger (South Africa), G Smith (Australia).

Replacements: S Moore (Australia), T Mtawarira (South Africa), Q Geldenhuys (Italy), A Powell (Wales), W Genia (Australia), M Steyn (South Africa), L Halfpenny (Wales).

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