London Welsh have added to their front row options ahead of next season’s Aviva Premiership campaign with the signings of Taione Vea, Ricky Reeves, Shane Cahill, Jack Gilding, Nathan Taylor and Jimmy Litchfield.
It takes the number of new signings announced by London Welsh so far this week to ten after Olly Barkley, Tristan Roberts, Nick Reynolds and Chris Elder all joined the Exiles’ Premiership adventure.
Tonga international tighthead prop Vea, 25 and loosehead Reeves join from London Wasps while Cahill, also a loosehead, was with the Cornish Pirates last season.
Tighthead Gilding was at Viadana with Taylor and Litchfield making the step up from Hartpury College where they won the National League Two South last season.
London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell said: “What’s exciting about all six of these new signings is that they may have different levels of experience but they all fit in to what part of London Welsh is about.
“They all possess that same determination, resilience, team spirit and ethos which has proved so critical to the team’s success this past season. They’re also quite big, physical, boys.
“The demands of the Premiership compared to the Championship are going to be huge so strength in depth absolutely paramount to us. Therefore we are still actively looking to recruit more players.”
