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Edinburgh recruit young prop

Image: Gilding: On the move

Edinburgh head coach Rob Moffat insists new signing Jack Gilding will provide "rivalry" for a place in the front row next season.

Gilding agrees to move north from Worcester

Edinburgh head coach Rob Moffat insists new signing Jack Gilding will provide "rivalry" for a place in the front row next season. Plymouth-born Gilding arrives at Murrayfield after spending the past two seasons at Worcester. The 22-year-old, who qualifies to play for Scotland through his paternal grandmother, will now go up against the likes of internationals Allan Jacobsen, Geoff Cross and Kyle Traynor for a propping place. And Moffat is expecting big things from Gilding, who follows Alex Grove to the club from the Warriors. Moffat said: "Jack is a young tight-head prop who we believe has the necessary attributes and determination to make a significant contribution to the development of our pack. "We have strong competition for starting places at prop with our internationals Allan Jacobsen, Geoff Cross and Kyle Traynor all competing hard alongside David Young and our new recruit from the National Academy, Lewis Niven. "Jack will add to that rivalry and that's a good thing for the club."

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