Hawick’s Rhys Tait signs new deal with English Rugby Championship side Doncaster Knights
Hawick’s Rhys Tait has signed up for another season with English Rugby Championship side Doncaster Knights.
Former Scotland under-20 captain Tait has been with the South Yorkshire side since summer 2023 after previously being loaned out to them by Glasgow Warriors.
The 22-year-old flanker, elder brother of Selkirk’s Corey Tait, has agreed a contract extension after a league season that’s seen him make 67 carries and 136 tackles so far, with a 97% success rate for tackling.
Doncaster are currently sixth in the table, on 56 points from 18 fixtures, ahead of a visit from fourth-placed Coventry this coming Saturday, with kick-off at 2.30pm.
Tait, with Edinburgh’s Boroughmuir Bears and Melrose-based Southern Knights before joining Warriors’ academy in 2021, is looking forward to a fifth season south of the border, having also played for Newcastle Falcons’ under-18s, saying: “I’m honoured to sign on for another season at Donny.
“This club gave me an opportunity and have shaped me into not only the rugby player but also the man I am today.
“I can’t wait to see what we can achieve next year.”
Knights forwards coach Darren Fearn is glad to see Tait staying put, saying: “It’s great that Rhys has committed to the club for another year.
“He’s a grafter with a great attitude. His performances were rightly recognised with his Scotland under-23s call-up earlier in the season.
“He does so much work to make this team tick, work which doesn’t always get the limelight, the unseen work.
“We are really excited to have him as part of our group next season.”
Matt Harland, the club’s head of recruitment, added: “We are delighted that Rhys has re-signed with the club for another season.
“Rhys has shown this season how important he is to this team and how we want to play.
“He goes about his business and does the things that not many people notice.
“We were all so proud that his hard work and performances this season earned him a call-up to the emerging Scotland team.
“We’re really excited to see him take his game to another level here next season.”