London Welsh sign trio of players for next season

London Welsh have signed Darryl Marfo, Harry Allen and Ryan Glynn for next season as they look to bounce straight back after relegation from the Premiership.

Loosehead prop Marfo came through the Harlequins academy and has made 32 appearances for the club, making his debut against Gloucester in September 2011.

He has gone on to make a total of 13 Premiership appearances, as well as playing five matches in the Champions Cup.

Marfo will be joined in the London Welsh front row by former England U18 hooker Allen, who began his career in the Saracens academy.

Allen made his Premiership debut against Leicester in September 2011 and was dual-registered with Bedford Blues for the 2011/12 season before making the switch to the Harlequins academy for the 2012/13 season.
 
After a year out of the game, Allen began 2015 at London Irish before moving to London Welsh to help alleviate the club’s injury problems at hooker.

In total, Allen has made five Premiership appearances and has represented England at U16 level.

Scrum-half Glynn joins Welsh after one season at Jersey in which he helped the club to a seventh-place finish in the Championship, the club's highest ever finish.

He joined Jersey in 2014 after three years of dual registration with Moseley, while at Northampton Saints.
 
Glynn came through the ranks at Sale Sharks before joining the academy at Northampton Saints in 2010, making his Premiership debut for Saints against Gloucester in February 2011.

The St Helens-born half-back has represented England at U16, U18 and U19 levels.

Promising

Steve Lewis, London Welsh director of rugby, said: "Darryl and Harry are two highly-promising young front row forwards, who have also gained top-flight experience.

“They will both be excellent additions to our front row next season, and help to provide stiff competition at loosehead and hooker.

"Darryl is a very talented, mobile and powerful loosehead prop with an excellent work ethic. Harry is a dynamic, all-action player and both will push hard for starting places in an area that is already highly competitive.

"Ryan has all the core skills a scrum-half needs. He is a particularly lively player with the ability to threaten the fringes and keep the defence honest.

“His regular game time at Moseley and Jersey has helped him develop as a player and given him invaluable experience. He will provide good competition for us at number nine.”