Cardiff Rugby are delighted to announce the signing of Bath Rugby duo Ioan Emanuel and Ieuan Davies on season-long loans.

The two Welsh-qualified players will join up with Matt Sherratt’s side next month and will remain with at the Arms Park until the end of this upcoming campaign.

It is the latest collaboration with the West Country club, with multiple joint training initiatives last season and Louis Hennessey spending time in the Welsh capital.

Sherratt said: “We are pleased to welcome two exciting, young Welsh players to the club for the season ahead and are grateful to Bath for allowing this to happen and prioritising their development.

“We have a really strong relationship with Bath and their coaching staff, and regularly have joint training sessions with them.

“Ioan is a player we know pretty well, having come through our age-grade and being the brother of Stef. Anyone who has watched Wales Under-20s this season will see the vast potential he has. His set-piece is solid and his work-rate and contributions around the pitch are impressive.

“Ieuan is another player with a lot of potential, he was a standout player when he was with Wales Under-20s and is highly regarded at Bath.

“They will both have the opportunity to get a good amount of game time both with the firsts and Cardiff RFC.”

Prop Emanuel is currently with Wales Under-20s at the Junior World Championships with scrum-half Davies having already represented his national team in the same age-group.

The move involving the talented duo, who are both on long-term contracts at Bath, follows Louie Hennessey’s short-term loan deal across the Severn Estuary last December to link up with Cardiff.

Bath Head of Rugby Johann van Graan, said: “At Bath Rugby, we’re committed to giving our young players opportunities to grow and learn through exposure to different environments where they’ll be able to develop further as players and people both on and off the pitch. 

“Cardiff is a club we have a strong relationship with, and we know they’ll offer Ioan and Ieuan an excellent platform in a highly competitive environment. We’re looking forward to seeing how they progress over the course of the season ahead of them continuing their journeys with the Blue, Black and White when they return.”