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Welsh international Rhys Gill looks set to rejoin Cardiff Blues from Saracens for next season.

The six-cap loosehead would be the second Test prop to be snapped up by the Arms Park outfit in quick succession, following on from Wallaby tight-head Salesi Ma’afu.

Gill has had a successful six year spell with Saracens, making more than 130 appearances for the Aviva Premiership leaders.

But it looks as though the 29-year-old Rhondda product, who co-owns a flooring company in Pontyclun, may well be ready to head home.

The deal has not been finalised yet, but the Blues appears his likely destination.

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It would mark a return to the Arms Park for him, with Gill having spent the first four years of his senior career there.

He joined Cardiff RFC as an 18-year-old, making his debut in 2005, with his first outing for the Blues coming a year later. However, he had limited opportunities for the region, making just five appearances in four years.

Then in 2009, he was signed by Saracens, with their assistant coach Cobus Visagie having identified him as a powerful set-piece performer.

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He proved a big success with the English side and earned a Wales call-up for the 2010 Six Nations as a result of his fine form, earning his first cap as a replacement against Ireland in March of that year.

During his time with Saracens, he has shared in two Premiership title triumphs and also played his part in them reaching the 2014 Heinken Cup final, when they finished as runners-up to Toulon.

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He won the last of his six caps in the final game of this year’s Six Nations, coming on as a second half sub in Wales’ 61-20 demolition of Italy out in Rome.

His top flight experience and scrummaging prowess would make him a valuable addition to Danny Wilson’s Blues squad.

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