Jones-Bishop joins Quins

Full-back joins London club hoping for Super League action

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Jones-Bishop joins Quins

Jones-Bishop: Signed for Quins

I'm very eager to play more Super League and hope that I can achieve this in London

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Leeds academy full-back Ben Jones-Bishop is to follow in the footsteps of Headingley team-mate Ben Jones by signing for Harlequins.

The 21-year-old Jones-Bishop made a solitary engage Super League appearance for the Grand Final winners this year.

However he will now leave the Rhinos after agreeing a 12-month deal with Quins.

"I'm looking forward to experiencing the new challenges that lie ahead at Harlequins," said Jones-Bishop.

"I'm very eager to play more Super League and hope that I can achieve this in London."

Harlequins coach Brian McDermott marks his fifth close-season recruit with Jones-Bishop following the signing of Jones, Andy Ellis (Barrow), Oliver Wilkes (Wakefield) and Matt James (Bradford).

"A lot of people in the game anticipate good things from Ben and we've very happy to bring a player of that calibre to London," said McDermott.

"He is ready to play first team at the moment."

Regular Season 2010 Win Outright: Harlequins 500/1