Blues sweat on Jenkins fitness

By ALEX BYWATER
CARDIFF Blues are waiting anxiously on the fitness of captain Gethin Jenkins for their Challenge Cup final with Gloucester on Friday.
Jenkins, below, is struggling with a calf problem – a persistent issue for the 37- year-old – and Rhys Gill’s surgery to fix a facial injury means head coach Danny Wilson has problems at loosehead.
Gill has been given the green light to return to training this week and hopes to face Gloucester, but his and Jenkins’ respective problems mean the Blues could yet go into their biggest game since they won the title in 2010 w...

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