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BALL CONFIRMS HIS SHOCK RETURN TO THE SCARLETS
Western Mail
|April 30, 2025
FORMER Wales lock Jake Ball has made a sensational return to the Scarlets months after announcing his retirement from the game.
The 33-year-old spent nine seasons at the Scarlets, making 133 appearances and playing a crucial role in the PRO12 title-winning campaign of 2016/17.
Ball also made his mark on the international circuit, winning 50 caps for Wales with his powerful carrying, raw physicality and no-nonsense approach a big asset for both club and country for the best part of a decade.
Ball left the Scarlets in 2021 to return home to Australia before later signing for Japanese outfit NEC Green Rockets.
This story is from the April 30, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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