Cardiff Blues coach Danny Wilson has claimed he has signed one of the most coveted young players in England in Jack Roberts. The Blues have confirmed Roberts is joining the region this summer from Leicester Tigers. The former Wales U18 centre will move to the Arms Park and will compete with Rey Lee-Lo, Willis Halaholo, Garyn Smith and Harri Millard for a centre spot next season.

Cardiff Blues coach Danny Wilson paid tribute to Matthew Morgan after his two tries put the region into the quarter-finals of the European Rugby Challenge Cup. The Blues made it into the last eight with a 37-21 victory over Bristol Rugby at the Arms Park.

Jim Botham – grandson of Sir Ian – is poised to make his debut for the Wales Sevens squad in New Zealand next week. Teenager Botham, who joined the Cardiff Blues last season, has been named by Wales for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Wellington next weekend (28th-29th January).

Cardiff Blues lock George Earle has failed with his appeal against an eight-week suspension for eye gouging. Earle was sent off in the Blues’ 38-3 European Challenge Cup loss to Bath on December 15 for making contact with the eye area of flanker Tom Ellis.

Dai Sport columnist Phil Bennett says the Dragons’ record this season is just not good enough, the Blues are in danger of losing touch with the top six, whilst only the Scarlets and the Ospreys can be relied upon to raise a new year cheer.

  For most rugby players, climbing the ladder through various levels of the sport means playing in front of bigger crowds. Except in Wales, as Geraint Powell – from the blog @TheVietGwent – points out.   If the two photographs above are not sounding alarm bells in relation to the crumbling structural integrity of the WRU […]

Wayne Pivac believes the Scarlets have put clear red water between themselves and the Cardiff Blues in the race for top four places in the Guinness Pro 12. Steff Evans scored one try and created another as Scarlets held on to celebrate an important 15-10 derby victory over the Blues at Parc Y Scarlets.

Kingsley Jones has admitted to deep frustrations with his Newport Gwent Dragons side after they failed again on their travels. The Dragons lost the Boxing Day derby against the Cardiff Blues 27-16, a result which means the region have now lost 20 successive Pro12 matches away from Rodney Parade.

Sam Warburton has admitted the Cardiff Blues have some pride to restore in their derby date against the Newport Gwent Dragons. The Wales skipper makes his 100th appearance for his region in the Boxing Day clash at the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, determined to make amends for their failures against other Welsh rivals this season.

Dai Sport columnist Phil Bennett doesn’t want much for Christmas – just a couple of packed stadiums, some local feuding, and signals that things are improving at the top level of Welsh rugby.

Regional rugby has been around for 13 years – soon to be 14 as we head towards 2017 – but the name-calling over names shows no signs of going away. Robin Davey says the label-obsessed regions tend to be those in the east of Wales, where the teams have been less successful, too.

Former Cardiff Blues coach Gareth Baber is at the centre of a war of words between his Fiji bosses and their Olympic Sevens winner Ben Ryan. Baber – who has replaced Ryan as Fiji Sevens coach – is part of a Fijian set-up that has come under fire from Englishman Ryan since he stood down after leading them to gold in Rio de Janeiro this summer.