Gareth Owen and Tom Williams sign new contracts with Scarlets
Tuesday 3 May 2016 13:30, UK
Scarlets back row pair Gareth Owen and Tom Williams have signed a new two-year contract with the Welsh region.
Utility back Owen, 27, joined the Scarlets in 2012 from the Ospreys after a knee injury in 2011 meant he missed the season.
Williams, 25, leaves Cardiff Blues having been on a season-long loan at Parc y Scarlets. The wing has been out since the end of January after a shoulder injury.
The pair are the latest players to have agreed a new deal that will keep them at the region until 2018.
Owen, who represented Wales Sevens and Wales U19s and U20s, said: "I'm delighted to have extended my contract here at the Scarlets.
"I feel that I've had more of an opportunity to show what I can do this season, and have stayed relatively injury-free, which has allowed me to put a decent run of games together."
Full-back Williams, who has made 10 competitive appearances for the Scarlets, added: "It's has been a frustrating couple of months having to watch from the sidelines because of injury but I'm looking forward to the next couple of years with the Scarlets."
Scarlets general manager of rugby Jon Daniels said: "Gareth has had an opportunity to stake a claim for a place in the starting line-up this season and has grasped the opportunity with both hands.
"Tom has been unlucky of late to miss out on game time through injury but he's an exciting talent and we look forward to seeing him back in action soon."
