Speedster Tomi Lewis has become the latest player to sign a new contract with the Scarlets.
A product of the Scarlets Academy, the flying wing made his much-anticipated comeback from an Achilles injury in last weekend’s United Rugby Championship clash in Belfast.
Tomi returned to the Scarlets in the summer of 2023 following a dazzling campaign as part of the Jersey Reds side that won the English Championship title.
He impressed in his first season back in West Wales, scoring five tries, including a double against the Dragons on Judgement Day, before rupturing his Achilles in the same match.
A Wales 7s and Wales U20s international, the 26-year-old from Brecon has 18 senior Scarlets appearances to his name and is looking forward to making up for lost time in the remaining games of this season.
Tomi said: “I’m chuffed to have signed a new contract for another two years. I have been here since I was 16, it is a great club. I had a brief spell with Jersey, winning the Championship title there, but I’m loving my time back here and chuffed to extend it.
“It was nice to be back out there last weekend against Ulster. Credit to the physios for getting me back in eight months after a nasty injury. For me now it is about getting a run of games for the rest of the season, with some massive matches on the horizon in the coming weeks.”
Tomi added: “We have a great young squad here who are all pushing each other week in, week out. The competition for places is healthy and all we can ask for is that we are all striving to move the team forward. It is an exciting squad to be part of.”
Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel said: “Tomi has worked hard with the medical team to get back to full fitness and it was brilliant to see him pull on the jersey again last weekend out in Belfast.
“He is a player with genuine high-end pace that causes defences huge problems and he also knows the way to the tryline. I am sure he would have been in the conversation for a Wales tour place last summer had it not been for that Achilles setback in the final game of the season.
“Following the news about Macs re-signing, it is great to see another of our players who has come through our Academy recommit to the club and we look forward to seeing Tomi as part of an exciting young back division here at Parc y Scarlets over the coming seasons.”
A big thanks to Steve Graham at City and Trust Finance for sponsoring Tomi for the 2024-25 season.