Tuesday Evening Round Up
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Sonny Bill set to play in 2019 World Cup
All Black Sonny Bill Williams is expected to sign a deal which will keep him with New Zealand Rugby through until the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Williams is not part of the current All Black squad preparing for the three test series against Wales, as he is concentrating on Sevens hoping to make the New Zealand side to compete at the Rio Olympics.
Injured Pieter-Steph du Toit withdrawn from Boks squad
Du Toit has been withdrawn from the Springbok squad after suffering a grade two hamstring tear over the weekend. Franco Mostert has been called up as replacement.
Harlequins sign Mark Reddish
Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Highlanders second row Mark Reddish for the 2016/17 season. Reddish, 29, made his Super Rugby debut for the Hurricanes against the Highlanders in 2011 and then joined the Dunedin based franchise in 2015.
Fiji's Kenatale agrees Glasgow deal
Glasgow Warriors have signed Fiji international scrum-half Nemia Kenatale on a one-year deal. The 30-year-old will arrive in Glasgow this summer having spent two seasons playing in Romania for Steaua Bucuresti and Farul Constanţa.