Sam Hidalgo-Clyne signs for Scarlets

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By Jake Jones

Edinburgh scrum-half Sam Hidalgo-Clyne will link up with Pro14 rivals Scarlets for the 2018-19 campaign.

Hidalgo-Clyne will compete for the Parc y Scarlets nine shirt with Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies, Jonathan Evans and Kieran Hardy, who returns from Jersey.
Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac welcomed Hidalgo-Clyne’s signing and Hardy’s return, saying: “We’re delighted to be in a position to welcome both Kieran and Sam.”
Wales half-back Aled Davies will leave for Ospreys, so Hidalgo-Clyne boosts Scarlets’ options in the half-back position.
Pivac added: “With Aled moving on and Gareth away during the international window it’s important to have strength in depth in each position.”
Hardy, 22, helped Jersey finish fifth in English rugby’s second-tier Championship in 2017-18.
The 24-year-old is out of contract at Edinburgh this summer having played all his professional rugby with the side from the capital. During his time with Edinburgh he has amassed 440 points in 103 appearances. Hidalgo-Clyne has also been capped nine times by Scotland.