New contract underlines Stringer’s value to Bath

Brian O’Driscoll may be calling time on his stellar career at the end of the season but his former Ireland team-mate Peter Stringer is set for at least another year.

Stringer won the vast majority of his 98 caps alongside O’Driscoll after making his international debut a few months after the Leinster centre.

Yet his decision to leave home shores is paying dividends, with Bath today due to confirm a one-year extension to his current contract that will see him continue playing top-flight rugby well past his 37th birthday.