Namibia prop Aranos Coetzee will join Bath Rugby as injury cover from 1 August 2022.
Arriving from the Cheetahs, he provides a strong, experienced option at tighthead with D’Arcy Rae currently rehabilitating from injury.
Coetzee has European experience having plied his trade in France for Racing 92 and Brive over a five-year period before returning to South Africa, shortly after appearing at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The 34-year-old was awarded the Cheetahs’ 2017 Super Rugby Player of the Year for his outstanding contributions up front, and two years later he appeared at his second World Cup with Namibia.
For his country, 25-time capped Coetzee has contributed to five Rugby Africa Cup titles, the latest coming via a 36-0 win over Kenya at the start of July.
“Aranos offers fantastic experience in an important position,” Head of Rugby Johann van Graan said.
“He is a very talented scrummager and is another who will bring a great amount of knowledge to our squad.”
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