Northampton Saints confirm Piers Francis signing

Northampton Saints have announced the signing of Piers Francis ahead of the 2017/18 season.

THe fly-half gained experience in the National Provincial Championship for Auckland and Waikato.

After a short stint in Edinburgh, Francis was back in New Zealand at Counties Manukau before being drafted into the Blues’ squad for 2016.

“Northampton is a massive club that’s known the world over, and I’m joining a team with a huge amount of talent," said Francis.

"It’s going to be brilliant to be training and playing alongside the calibre of players in the squad. I can’t wait to get started at Franklin’s Gardens, but before that there’s a lot of rugby still to be played in Super Rugby, and hopefully a game against the British and Irish Lions, too!”