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London Irish confirm signing of British & Irish Lion
Exiles snap up Scottish International.
London Irish today confirmed via their website that Allan Dell will be joining the club ahead of the 2019/20 season.
Dell, a 26-year-old prop forward, was a 2017 British and Irish Lions tourist whose selection for the tour of New Zealand followed a string of impressive performances in his first season of international rugby.
He was an ever-present player in the Scotland match day squad throughout the 2018 Autumn Internationals, increasing his tally of international caps to 17, and is racking up the appearances for an Edinburgh team that is leading its Heineken Champions Cup pool as well as chasing a place in the Pro 14 play-offs.
Director of rugby Declan Kidney says that Dell will be a strong addition to the London Irish squad.
“We have a strong set of forwards at Hazelwood, but we know that we need to bring in players in key areas to strengthen the group,”
“Allan is a player who has experience at the highest level with Edinburgh, Scotland and the Lions, and will this will add value to our squad.”
London Irish who sit top of the Championship are favourites for promotion back into the Gallagher Premiership next season will be wanting to add further big names to their roster for the 2019 season, there has been strong reports that Paddy Jackson is their key target and a deal could be close.
By Mark Stevens
5/10/22
Rob Baxter expects new Exeter Chiefs signing Scott Sio to be up to speed quickly after sealing his move to the Gallagher Premiership club.
The Australian international touched down at Sandy Park today following the recent culmination of the Rugby Championship, where he featured for the Wallabies in Tests against South Africa (twice) and New Zealand.
The Chiefs confirmed back in August that the 30-year-old would be heading to Devon after 11 seasons with the Brumbies. And Baxter believes it won’t be too long before his new addition is pressing his claims for a match-day role.
“If, by the end of this week, he’s getting over jetlag and he can do a full week’s training next week, then he’s going to be in and around the 23 pretty quickly,” Baxter said.
“It’s going to take us two or three days to get his training load correct and get him up and running. We’re not going to select him just to injure him, but he’s obviously a quality player – he was playing international rugby two or three weeks ago.
“We haven’t brought him here to sit on the sidelines for too long, but, at the same time, he’s going to have to show that he deserves a spot and that he’s training well and that he’s up to speed.”
Among those helping to sell the Chiefs culture are former players Greg Holmes, Dave Dennis, Dean Mumm and Nic White, all of whom enjoyed hugely successful spells at Sandy Park in recent years.
“Chatting with all those guys, they only had good words to say about the place,” said Sio. “They told me the Chiefs are a great club, on and off the field, and that’ll I will enjoy every minute of it.”
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Gloucester Rugby welcome the addition of Argentinian international Mayco Vivas, who joins the club immediately.
The 6’1”, 122kg prop made a name for himself playing Super Rugby for the Jaguares in 2019 before making his international debut in the same year.
Vivas, who has won 17 caps for his homeland, was involved in this year’s Rugby Championship squad for the Pumas, including their historic victory over the All Blacks.
The 24-year-old joins Pumas teammates Matias Alemanno, Santiago Carreras and Santiago Socino in making Kingsholm their home.
Head coach George Skivington welcomes the addition of Vivas;
“We’re delighted to bring Mayco here to Gloucester. He’s clearly a talented player that offers a lot to the team in terms of set-piece and around the park.
“Mayco is 24 and has got the potential to progress even further here at Kingsholm, we’re really excited to see what he can bring to us.
“He also adds some extra quality into an already strong front row which is crucial for a long Premiership season.”
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