Head Coach Paul Turner has confirmed the signing of six exciting backs for the 2022-23 season with a blend of Premiership and Championship experience plus an exciting young Irishman!
Sam Hanks (1.81m, 95kg) re-joins the Mob after two seasons at London Scottish. Sam made 101 appearances in Maroon & Gold between 2016 and 2020 and scored our first try in the Championship against Nottingham in Oct 2019!
Scrum-half Pete White (1.73m, 73kg) joins Ampthill from Northampton Saints. He previously played in the Championship with Coventry and local rivals Bedford Blues.
Charlie Gowling (1.73m, 78kg) joins from Richmond where he made 7 appearances last season. The English scrum-half previously played in the Championship for London Scottish.
Fly-half Tom Hardwick (1.80m, 92kg) joins the Mob having previously played for Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers where he made 22 appearances in the Premiership. He was also capped by England at U20s in 2018/19.
Another fly-half joining the Mob is Gwyn Parks who arrives from Swansea University. Gwyn (1.81m, 87kg) was voted Player of the Year in BUCS Super Rugby and also represented Exeter Chiefs at U18 winning the Academy Finals!
Finally, young full-back Conor Rankin (1.86m, 90kg) joins from Ulster. He has been capped 3 times by Ireland at U20s.
Paul Turner comments “I said before that I’m pleased with our recruitment this summer. The backs division is reinforced by some talented & experienced players, and we now have cover across the whole back line. There are still one or two positions that we’re trying to fill but we’re optimistic about the season to come and look forward to seeing how we go in our first hit out against Newport RFC on Saturday afternoon!”
