Contract extension for Wales fly-half

Cardiff Blues fly-half Jarrod Evans has been rewarded for his impressive form with a new long-term contract to remain at the PRO14 outfit.

The youngster, who made his regional debut in 2015, has established himself as an integral member of the first-team squad and has now made 58 appearances for his home region.

Regarded as one of the best attacking fly-halves in the PRO14, Evans was called up by Wales for the November Tests and made his international debut against Scotland last November.

He remains in Warren Gatland’s Six Nations squad but has been released back to Cardiff Blues for the crucial PRO14 clash with Southern Kings on Saturday.

Evans was delighted to pledge his future to the Blues and is excited about the potential at Cardiff Arms Park.

He said: “This is my home region and I’m obviously really happy here, so it was a simple decision to put pen to paper.

“We demonstrated last season, by winning the Challenge Cup, what we are capable of and the potential we have at Cardiff Blues.

“I feel like we are getting better and we have a lot of young players coming through the ranks to complement the more experienced heads.

“It is an exciting place to be and with the style of rugby we try to play, and the environment we have, it is the best place for me to continue my development.

“We have some massive games coming up this season, starting with Saturday against the Kings, and we are determined to secure that top three finish and Heineken Champions Cup rugby.”