GUINNESS PRO12 weekly news round-up

There have been a handful of coaching ins and outs, with one familiar face leaving Cardiff Blues and another arriving at the Scarlets, while a Glasgow Warriors winger is nearing fitness and a Leinster forward has seen his World Cup hopes dashed by injury.

Rhys Ruddock has been left out of Ireland's 45-man training squad after sustaining an injury earlier this month:

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Stephen Jones has agreed to join the backroom staff at Parc y Scarlets and another new face at the region believes he is an important acquisition:

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Cam Dolan, meanwhile, is counting down the days until he can get stuck into the GUINNESS PRO12 with new club Cardiff Blues:

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He will be working under head coach Danny Wilson but not Dale McIntosh, after the forwards coach left BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park:

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Sean Maitland missed Glasgow Warriors' triumphant GUINNESS PRO12 run-in but he is ready to return to action with Scotland this autumn:

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His new teammate Simone Favaro is eagerly looking forward to settling in at Scotstoun:

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And Ioan Cunningham believes the time is right for the Scarlets to break into the GUINNESS PRO12 top four next season:

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