He comes to us from Sutton Coldfield RFC where he played six or seven and represented the County. Chris excels in the contact side of the game and has looked great at training tackling everything that moves.

Chris' first impression of Novos is that the club has a welcoming culture, a great bunch of lads who give everything on and off the field. He hopes to shake of some rust as he didn't play much last season. However, he has an eye on providing competition for back row places at the club.

Thanks must go to Alex Littlefair who continues to put the club at the top of his things to do list despite standing down as captain.

We look forward to seeing how Chris goes in the upcoming conditioned training against Blaydon and Rockcliff as well as the pre season fixtures.