EW Viljoen has agreed terms with Leicester Tigers and will join the club ahead of the 2019/20 season.
The South African outside-back is currently with the Stormers in Super Rugby and has previously represented his country at schoolboy and Under-20s level.
The 24-year-old made his Super Rugby debut in 2017 and has since made 28 appearances for the Cape Town based franchise.
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EW Viljoen has agreed terms with Leicester Tigers and will join the club ahead of the 2019/20 season.
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Speaking about Viljoen’s addition to his squad, Tigers head coach Geordan Murphy said: “EW is a versatile, skilful and exciting player to have as part of our group.”
“He has an impressive resume for a young man and, at only 24, it’s encouraging to know he still has plenty of improvement left in him.
“EW adds a lot to our outside-back stocks and provides valuable depth in the squad.”
Viljoen said: “The chance to represent a club like Leicester Tigers is one I could not pass up and I’m very excited about the challenge of playing in the Premiership.”
“I want to play my role and make a contribution to getting Tigers back to where a club of their history and tradition belongs, which I believe Geordan Murphy is building towards.
“It’s an exciting chance to experience northern hemisphere rugby and I can’t think of a better place to be able to do that than Welford Road.”