Cardiff sign Test props Sebastian and Wainwright

International tight-head props Javan Sebastian and Sam Wainwright person joined Cardiff from Edinburgh and Scarlets respectively for 2025-26.

Sebastian, 30, moved from location region Scarlets to Edinburgh successful 2023, having made his Scotland debut successful 2021.

Wainwright, 27, impressed for northbound Wales broadside RGC and Wales Under-20s earlier joining Saracens successful 2019.

He earned a Wales telephone for their 2022 circuit to South Africa nether then-national coach Wayne Pivac and played successful nan historical triumph complete nan Springboks successful South Africa.

That was nan only clip Wales person beaten South Africa connected their ain soil.

Sebastian and Wainwright, whose statement lengths person not been disclosed, will situation Wales tight-head Keiron Assiratti for nan number 3 jersey, arsenic good arsenic Will Davies-King.

"Javan has gone distant from Wales and developed arsenic a personification and a player, picking up world experience. He is technically fantabulous astir his set-piece and will adhd to nan Cardiff crippled exemplary pinch his activity successful unfastened play," said Cardiff caput coach Matt Sherratt.

"Sam will adhd existent extent and title to nan tight-head position. He has very bully acquisition for a 27-year-old - playing successful nan English Premiership astatine Saracens and nan URC (United Rugby Championship) pinch nan Scarlets, while gaining world experience.

"He has a existent passion for nan set-piece and a awesome activity ethic that will alteration him to adhd to our crippled model."

Sebastian said: "I person seen what they person been building astatine Cardiff complete nan past mates of years and it's really exciting.

"Moving person to location and family is besides bully and I'm looking guardant to giving 100% for nan jersey."

Wainwright said: "Myself and my family are really grateful for nan opportunity Cardiff person fixed america and we are really looking guardant to coming to nan superior and linking up pinch specified a awesome team, pinch truthful overmuch history.

"We person heard thing but bully things astir Cardiff. It is simply a awesome situation for players and their families, which was a large logic for signing."

The signings travel during a torrid play successful Welsh master rugby.

Cardiff person been owned by nan Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), which took them retired of management successful April amid superior financial difficulties.

Cardiff and Dragons subsequently signed a caller woody pinch nan governing assemblage - nan caller Professional Rugby Agreement (PRA).

Scarlets and Ospreys person not done truthful and opportunity they asked nan WRU for assurances nan takeover "will not disproportionally use Cardiff and disadvantage nan independent clubs" but declare they were not fixed guarantees.