Rees set for Cup bid at the age of 38

By PETER JACKSON
MATTHEW Rees plans to make a Champions’ Cup come-back with Cardiff Blues next season at the age of 38 after signing a new contract at the Arms Park.
The former Wales captain is extending his long career for at least one more season in defiance of the knee injury that forced him out of the Blues’ European Challenge Cup triumph in Bilbao last month.
Rees has convinced new head coach John Mulvihill he should invest in a hooker who played the last of his 63 Tests for Wales four years ago.
Rees is eager to renew his front row partnership with Gethin Jenkins, who also...

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