Gloucester sign ex-Northampton prop Petch

Gloucester person signed tight-head prop Alfie Petch connected a woody of undisclosed length.

The 24-year-old spent past play astatine French 2nd section broadside Biarritz wherever he made 17 appearances successful nan Pro2.

Petch began his profession successful Exeter Chiefs' academy and played for Championship broadside Cornish Pirates earlier spending 2022-23 pinch Northampton Saints.

"He’s already had plentifulness of acquisition astatine Exeter, Northampton, Cornish Pirates and Biarritz, and he’s still sewage plentifulness of improvement near successful him," Gloucester head of rugby George Skivington said.

“Trevor Woodman [forwards coach] has done a awesome occupation pinch our beforehand statement and we’re excited to spot really Alfie develops nether him.

“We’ve sewage a bully group of props present and I’m looking guardant to seeing that title thrust each other’s crippled forward.”