London Irish sign Edinburgh full-back Greig Tonks

London Irish have signed Scotland full-back Greig Tonks from Edinburgh with immediate effect.

Tonks made 77 appearances for the Scottish club and has earned six caps for his country including three during last year's Six Nations.

"I loved my time at the club, and Edinburgh has become a home for me," said Tonks. "I'm very sad to leave, but the opportunity came up for a change of scenery and I wanted to give it a shot."

London Irish's head of rugby operations Glenn Delaney said: "I am delighted that we have secured the services of a player of Greig's calibre. He brings a lot of experience to the team and we look forward to welcoming him to the club."

Tonks began his professional career at Leicester Tigers before making the switch to Northampton, where he spent two seasons before moving to Edinburgh in 2012.