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Bath continue re-signing spree

Bath Rugby's Tom de Glanville during the Investec Champions Cup match between Bath Rugby and Racing 92 at Recreation Ground on January 14, 2024 in Bath, England. (Photo by Bob Bradford - CameraSport via Getty Images)

Tom de Glanville has become the latest player to sign a new deal with Bath, keeping him at the Rec until 2026.

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The 24-year-old academy product has already made 72 appearances for the club since making his debut in 2019.

He joins a growing number of players to commit their future to the West Country outfit.

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“I’m really excited about where this club is going to go over the next few years,” the versatile back said after signing the new deal.

“It’s full of amazing people throughout and I’m loving playing alongside my best mates every week.

“I’m privileged to be able to continue my time here and can’t wait for what the future holds with this group.”

Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan added: “Tom has improved immensely in his all-round game.

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“His try-scoring ability is something that is such a big asset to us as a group. He’s home grown, he’s from Bath and he loves playing for Bath.”

The former England U20 international is currently out of action after undergoing surgery for a fractured foot.

Bath confirmed the injury in a statement last week, saying: “Tom fractured a bone in his foot in the Leinster Rugby game on Friday (15 March) and will require surgery.

“It is anticipated that this injury and subsequent rehabilitation will sideline Tom for around 10 weeks.”

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The injury means de Glanville will face a race against time to feature for Bath again this season, but his chances are boosted by the fact that they are still competing on two fronts sitting in second place in the Gallagher Premiership and in the round of 16 in the Investec Champions Cup.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
Does South Africa have a future in European competition?

"has SA actually EVER helped to develop another union to maturity like NZ has with Japan," yes - Argentina. You obviously don't know the history of Argentinian rugby. SA were touring there on long development tours in the 1950's

We continued the Junior Bok tours to the Argentine through to the early 70's

My coach at Grey High was Giepie Wentzel who toured Argentine as a fly half. He told me about how every Argentinian rugby club has pictures of Van Heerden and Danie Craven on prominent display. Yes we have developed a nation far more than NZ has done for Japan. And BTW Sa players were playing and coaching in Japan long before the Kiwis arrived. Fourie du Preez and many others were playing there 15 years ago.


"Isaac Van Heerden's reputation as an innovative coach had spread to Argentina, and he was invited to Buenos Aires to help the Pumas prepare for their first visit to South Africa in 1965.[1][2] Despite Argentina faring badly in this tour,[2] it was the start of a long and happy relationship between Van Heerden and the Pumas. Izak van Heerden took leave from his teaching post in Durban, relocated to Argentina, learnt fluent Spanish, and would revolutionise Argentine play in the late 1960s, laying the way open for great players such as Hugo Porta.[1][2] Van Heerden virtually invented the "tight loose" form of play, an area in which the Argentines would come to excel, and which would become a hallmark of their playing style. The Pumas repaid the initial debt, by beating the Junior Springboks at Ellis Park, and emerged as one of the better modern rugby nations, thanks largely to the talents of this Durban schoolmaster.[1]"


After the promise made by Junior Springbok manager JF Louw at the end of a 12-game tour to Argentina in 1959 – ‘I will do everything to ensure we invite you to tour our country’ – there were concerns about the strength of Argentinian rugby. South African Rugby Board president Danie Craven sent coach Izak van Heerden to help the Pumas prepare and they repaid the favour by beating the Junior Springboks at Ellis Park.

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