LONDON Irish have completed the signing of South African second row Franco van der Merwe.
Capped by the Springboks, the experienced lock, 34, made his debut yesterday against Harlequins and joins from Ulster where he played 73 times
“I’m really happy to be here, “ he said. “It’s a club that has big ambitions. My main focus is to work extremely hard to put myself in contention.”

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