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Knights nab Toft

Doncaster are continuing their recruitment drive by signing winger and part-time full-back Ben Toft.

Davey signs Brit from French League

Doncaster are continuing their recruitment drive by signing winger and part-time full-back Ben Toft. Toft has joined the Knights from France, where he played for Oyonnax in the second level of the French league system. The signing of the 24-year-old comes hot on the heels of Mike Whitehead, who announced his move to South Yorkshire on Monday. While director of rugby Brett Davey has renewed contracts with a host of Doncaster players, Toft is the fourth new addition to be welcomed by the Knights.

Guile

Davey had plenty of time to suss out Toft's strengths while coaching him during a three-year stretch at Coventry. Davey said: "Ben is a player I know a lot about and I think he is the ideal complement to the two wingers we already have, Flockhart and Keating. "While the two of them have size and power about their game, Ben has pace, guile and a few tricks up his sleeve." Davey is certain his squad selection will make for a versatile side in the 2011/12 campaign. He said: "There is a strong theme running through recruitment at Doncaster and that is balance. "It is imperative that we are able to change our game dependent upon the situation and I believe we are building the foundations to enable that."