- Jersey’s Championship rivals have signed one of the Reds’ top performers
- On the cards for some time, Scottish confirmed the signing this morning
LONDON SCOTTISH today confirmed the capture of one of Jersey RFC’s top performers this season – outside centre Drew Locke.
As reported after Jersey’s defeat to Yorkshire Carnegie at the end of March, the former Gloucester players departure has been on the cards for several weeks. However, it wasn’t until earlier this morning that Locke’s new club officially confirmed Locke’s signature.
A press release on the Greene King IPA Championship club’s official website stated:
‘London Scottish is delighted to announce the signature of former England Students centre Drew Locke, who will join the Club from Jersey in the summer, subject to a medical.[figure caption=”Drew Locke will be lining up for London Scottish next season, against the likes of Jersey’s Joe Buckle. Picture: TONY PIKE” title=”DSC_1097″ align=”right” url=”/wpmvc/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/346218.jpg” id=”1249495″]
The 28-year old has been one of the Championship’s most consistent performers since joining Jersey two seasons ago from Gloucester.
He has been an ever-present in the Islanders side with his attacking qualities seeing him score nine tries this season, including a brace against London Scottish last month.
Locke, who recently made his 50th appearance for Jersey in their memorable win over Worcester Warriors, believes his best years are ahead of him and is looking forward to a new challenge next season.
“I believe I’m reaching my best form and playing some really good rugby,” Locke said this week.
“Playing against London Scottish in March felt a bit like a trial for me and I was really pleased with how that game went on a personal level.
“As a club, London Scottish keeps getting better year-on-year and, having met the coaches, I feel Scottish is a really good fit for me.
“I want to play for one of the top clubs in the league so I’m delighted to be joining London Scottish.”
London Scottish Director of Rugby, Mike Friday, said: ‘Drew is a player we have watched for a couple of seasons.
“He has always caused havoc against us so to now have him playing with us is great and we are sure his ability and energy both with ball in hand as well as in defence will only be a positive.”
He added: “We are very much looking forward to Drew arriving and I am sure his character on and off the pitch will be a major positive for this Club.”‘
Yesterday, Jersey revealed the first of their new signings ahead of the 2015/16 campaign.
