Friday 13 March 2015 11:33, UK
Gloucester have announced hooker Tom Lindsay will join the club from Aviva Premiership rivals Wasps at the end of the season.
The 27-year-old has spent the whole of his career at Wasps, making over 100 appearances and going on to achieve international recognition with the England Saxons.
Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys explained the club are looking to strengthen the depth of their squad for a hectic schedule in the next campaign.
Humphrey’s said: "We are delighted to be bringing a player of Tom's quality and experience to the squad for next season.
"His set-piece work is good, he carries the ball well, he's English qualified with a lot of experience and we hope has his best years ahead of him.
"Next season is unique due to the delayed start of the Aviva Premiership and the intensity of the season after the Rugby World Cup will test the depth of every squad.
“We are preparing for that and continue to build a squad with quality players competing for each starting spot."
Lindsay, who will compete with Richard Hibbard and Darren Dawidiuk for a starting berth, reckons the point had come for a fresh chapter in his career.
"I feel that the time is now right for me to experience a new environment to help me really develop and achieve my potential,” Lindsay said.
"The opportunity to move to Gloucester is an exciting one, and one I'm really looking to when the time arises.
"I've always enjoyed playing at Kingsholm, it's a great, traditional rugby venue and, with the city hosting Rugby World Cup matches in 2015, it's going to be a great place to be next season."
