Leicester confirm George McGuigan signing

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper last month, Leicester Tigers have signed hooker George McGuigan from Newcastle.
McGuigan, 22, has played 59 first-team games for the Falcons having graduated from their academy and will be moving to Welford Road alongside Sale winger Tom Brady and South Africa prop Pat Cilliers.
Cilliers, 29, won six Springboks caps in 2012 and joins from Montpellier while 25-year-old Brady leaves Sale after six seasons.
Meanwhile, Jono Kitto, 23, George Catchpole, 23, and Jack Roberts, 24, have signed new deals at Welford Road.
“At 29, Pat is coming into his prime as a prop and we look forward to seeing him getting down to work here in preparation for next season alongside guys like Marcos Ayerza, Dan Cole, Tom Youngs, Logovi’i Mulipola and Fraser Balmain,” said Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill.