The 25-year-old Pembrokeshire loose-head has signed a new deal to stay at Parc y Scarlets for the coming seasons, following Macs Page, Tomi Lewis, Joe Roberts, Eddie James and Taine Plumtree in extending their stay in West Wales.
Having made his senior debut against the Dragons in 2020, Mathias has made 63 appearances over five seasons, winning the first of seven Wales caps in the 2023 World Cup warm-up against England.
Speaking about the new deal Mathias said:
“I’m very happy to resign for another couple of years, this is my boyhood club who I grew up watching.
“It feels like we have kicked on from last season, we have play-offs to aspire to in these last couple games and have built a good, young squad moving forward to next season. It is an exciting squad to be part of.”
Mathias is currently suffering from a calf injury, but hopes to return before the end of the season.
“Hopefully, I will be right for South Africa and can play a part in the play-off push,” he added. “We have shown this season, in games like the Bulls at home and last weekend against Leinster, we can produce big results. It will be brilliant if we can achieve some more knockout rugby.”
Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel said:
“Kemsley is another of our home-grown players who has come through the ranks here to represent the Scarlets and go on and play for his country.
“He is a quality young loose-head, a strong scrummager who has gone toe to toe with some of the best front-row forwards in the world in recent seasons. He also has a big work rate in the loose.
“Kems has been unfortunate with a couple of injuries, but we hope to see him back before the end of the season as we push for that play-off spot.”
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