Tiaan Loots and Jacob Botica sign for Dragons

Head Coach Bernard Jackman has confirmed the Dragons have signed Welsh qualified Tiaan Loots and his RGC 1404 teammate Jacob Botica.

Outside centre Loots and fly-half Botica have enjoyed another successful campaign for the North Wales club after their cup winning success in 2017.

Jacob, son of Frano, was crowned the Principality Premiership’s player of the year as the North Walians lifted the WRU Knockout Cup and reached the end-of-season play-offs last term and has continued to put in match-winning displays this campaign as RGC 1404 are again competing for title honours with three games to play.

Powerful centre Loots has been a go-to player throughout the last three seasons for RGC through their rise towards the top of the Premiership.

On the signings, Head Coach Bernard Jackman said: “We have been tracking both Jacob and Tiaan since September and they really impressed us week in week out, in the Principality Premiership.

“They have both benefited from the coaching set-up and excellent environment up at RGC and we feel that they have the talent and the drive to help us grow as a region over the coming years."