Western Force's Francois van Wyk to join Northampton Saints
Wednesday 10 May 2017 20:16, UK
Western Force prop Francois van Wyk will join Northampton Saints in the summer on a one-year deal.
The 25-year-old, who has made 12 Super Rugby appearances for Force since joining from hometown club Western Province in 2014, has been drafted in by Saints after Ethan Waller agreed a deal to join Aviva Premiership rivals Worcester at the end of the season.
"We've been impressed with what we've seen from Francois in Super Rugby over the past couple of seasons," director of rugby Jim Mallinder told northamptonsaints.co.uk.
"He's a strong scrummager and still relatively young for a front-row forward."
Saints, who secured seventh in the table on the final day of the Premiership season, hope Gloucester lose the European Challenge Cup final on Friday against Stade Francais so Mallinder's side can go into a play-off for another chance of qualifying for the Champions Cup.
"We believe that Francois has plenty of potential to continue improving and are pleased that he will be joining us at Franklin's Gardens next season," Mallinder continued.
Van Wyk is Northampton's sixth signing for next season after Saints secured deals for Jamal Ford-Robinson, Rob Horne, Cobus Reinach, Piers Francis and Mitch Eadie.
