Northampton Saints have announced the signing of Curtis Langdon, an England international hooker, for the 2023/24 season.
The 25-year-old has previously played for Sale Sharks in the Gallagher Premiership and London Irish’s academy.
Langdon recently joined Montpellier Hérault in the Top 14 league after his former team, Worcester Warriors, entered administration. Langdon has represented England at the Under-20 level and made his senior international debut in 2021.
He is excited to join the Saints and hopes to contribute to the team’s success and potentially earn more international caps.
“I met with Phil Dowson and the rest of Saints’ coaches before I came out to France,” said Langdon.
“They are an enthusiastic group of coaches with a clear vision for the future – speaking to them it was obvious that coming to Northampton was going to be really good for my development as a player.
“I’ve always enjoyed playing at Franklin’s Gardens too; the atmosphere around the ground is fantastic on matchday and it’s a great pitch to play on.
“Putting my hand up for England selection again was definitely part of the decision to come to Northampton. I want to do everything I can to play well and help Saints first and foremost, but if that goes to plan, I’d love to get another opportunity at international level.”
30 rugby stars out of contract in 2023: Marler, Jones, Sexton, Tuilagi
We’re now into 2023 and so dozens of big-namerugby are free to negotiate with potential suitors as their contracts are set to expire in the summer.
Over the past few years, we have seen a notable rise in players willingly running down their contracts in order to strike the best deal possible at their new club.
We’ve scoured the home nations and picked out 40 of the biggest names who are out of contract at the end of the season.
Wales:
Rhys Priestland (Cardiff Rugby)
Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
George North (Ospreys)
Rhys Webb (Ospreys)
Ross Moriarty (Dragons)
Sam Davies (Dragons)
Rhys Patchell (Scarlets)
Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
Dan Lydiate (Ospreys)
Jack Morgan (Ospreys)