Scotland international Gordon Reid joins Saints until end of the season

Scotland international Gordon Reid has signed for Northampton Saints until the end of the 2019/20 Premiership season.

The loosehead prop, 33, arrives at Franklin’s Gardens from PRO14 outfit Glasgow Warriors and Super6 side Ayrshire Bulls – having been available for both clubs this season on a partnership deal.

Reid has won 41 international caps for Scotland since making his debut in 2014, playing in two Rugby World Cups (England 2015 and Japan 2019), and was part of the 2018 Calcutta Cup-winning side at Murrayfield.

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After winning the Scottish Premier League with Ayr in 2009, Reid signed his first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors the following season and went on to make over 100 appearances in his first stint with the club, playing an integral part in their PRO12 triumph in 2014/15.

Saints’ scrum coach Matt Ferguson said; “We’ve been really happy with how Manny Iyogun and Toby Trinder have been going with England U20s and Coventry respectively, but we felt like we needed some experienced support for Francois van Wyk and Ben Franks after Alex Waller’s injury.

“So to get someone of Gordy’s quality, straight in from training with Scotland’s Six Nations squad, is excellent news for us. I worked with Gordy at London Irish – so he knows the Premiership – and I found him to be not only a very strong scrummager, but also a great character with plenty of grit. He was certainly top of the shopping list for us..."