Posted 1 years ago
Rugby
Northampton Saints signed former London Irish player, Tom Pearson.
Northampton Saints are delighted to announce the signing of ex-London Irish back-rower, Tom Pearson.
Back-row forward Pearson was left without a club when London Irish went into administration last week after being suspended from all competitions by the Rugby Football Union.
The 23-year-old helped Irish to a fifth-place finish in the Gallagher Premiership, delivering numerous eye-catching performances.
Now Northampton have moved to snap up the highly-rated back-rower, who had also received strong interest from Bath.
Pearson has joined England’s initial World Cup training camp this week, and has now received another boost in the shape of locking down a new home for next season.
He initially joined London Irish’s Academy set-up following a stint at Cardiff Metropolitan University – where he made 28 BUCS Super Rugby appearances, 14 Welsh Championship appearances, and was named in the BUCS Super Rugby Team of the Year.
He grabbed London Irish’s Young Player of the Year award after his debut campaign, but began to really capture the headlines in 2022/23, with a season’s worth of standout performances seeing him named as the Premiership’s Breakthrough Player of the Season and the RPA’s Young Player of the Season.
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