Wasps sign Francois Hougaard

Wasps have announced the signing of Francois Hougaard, who will join the Club at the end of the season from Worcester Warriors.  

With 46 international caps for South Africa, the experienced scrum-half has made over 80 appearances for Worcester since joining them in 2016.  

Twice named Premiership Player of the Month, 32-year-old Hougaard won an Olympic Bronze Medal with the South Africa Sevens team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and also won the HSBC World Sevens Series in the same year.  

The half-back first featured for the Springboks in 2009, later appearing at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.   

Hougaard’s club career began at Western Province before moving to Pretoria to play for the Bulls, where he racked up an impressive 26 tries in 88 appearances as he helped them to back-to-back Super Rugby titles in 2009 and 2010. 

Wasps Rugby Head Coach, Lee Blackett, said: “We are delighted to sign an exciting player like Francois for next season.  

“We are lucky to have some very talented young 9’s and 10’s at the club, but with Dan Robson often away on international duty, we feel adding Francois’ experience will be invaluable to the balance of youth and experience within the team.  

“Francois has been a proven Premiership operator with Worcester for a number of years now and we are looking forward to seeing him put in some top performances in a Black and Gold shirt next season.  

“We are all looking forward to working with him and believe he will be an extremely positive influence on our squad.”