Northampton Saints have added to their squad ahead of the Premiership opening weekend with the signing of former London Irish flanker Jon Fisher.

After a reoccurring concussion problem, Fisher missed the second part of last season, but, after spending several weeks of the summer on trial with the Franklins Gardens side, the former England Under 20 representative was deemed fit and healthy enough for a contract.

Saints director of rugby, Jim Mallinder, championed Fishers mental strength and predicted that the twenty five year old would be a good addition to his squad

Jon is a talented player who will give us depth across the back row.”

“He has worked hard throughout our pre-season training, putting in plenty of effort in both conditioning and rugby sessions.

“More importantly he has shown that he has the determination to play and succeed here at Franklin’s Gardens, and we were delighted to offer him this contract, ” said Mallinder.

Source of article: Belfast Telegraph

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