London Welsh sign player No.25

London Welsh have made their 25th signing of the summer in tighthead Ben Cooper.
The 25-year-old joins the Exiles from Bedford Blues who he made over 50 appearances for since joining in January 2012.
London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell said: “Ben is 25-years-old of age, he’s a big man and this is a great opportunity for him. Hopefully we can bring the best out of him.
“Ben played against us three times last year and showed huge potential. He started against us at Goldington Road – our first Championship loss of the season – and he certainly caught my eye that day. They disrupted us at the set-piece.
“When we then played them at the Kassam Stadium he didn’t start, but when he came off the bench he tightened up their scrum. So there’s definitely something there to work with.
“Importantly Ben is also English-qualified and at the moment the biggest problem, and not just for us, is finding English-qualified tight-head props. There doesn’t seem to be a great deal of them out there at this moment in time.”