Tommy Spinks: Jersey sign Glasgow Warriors forward
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Jersey have signed back-row forward Tommy Spinks from Pro12 finalists Glasgow Warriors.
The 21-year-old captained Scotland at the 2014 Junior World Cup and spent two seasons at London Scottish before moving north last summer.
He featured twice for Glasgow in the Pro12, and also twice for Ospreys in the LV= Cup during a loan spell.
He is the 13th new player to be signed by Jersey boss Harvey Biljon since the end of the season.
| Jersey's summer signings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Butterworth | Ben Featherstone | James Freeman | Cosma Garfagnoli |
| Oli Evans | Sean McCarthy | Tommy Spinks | Ross Adair |
| Jack Moates | Mark Cooke | Brendan Cope | Richard Lane |
| Tom Howe | |||
"Tommy is a player who was on the radar during his time as a Championship player and it's great to have secured the deal that will make him part of our squad," said Biljon.
"There'll be a number of changes to our back-row options in the new season and Tommy will be a key part of that unit."
