Taqele will be a hit: Boyd
Northampton Saints new boss Chris Boyd believes summer signing Taqele Naiyaravoro will be a big hit at Franklin’s Gardens this season. Naiyaravoro was in fantastic form for the Waratahs in Super Rugby, steering them to the semi-finals last month.
He scored 15 tries in total, equalling the record for the most tries scored in a Super Rugby season.
And he will be winging his way to Saints as he bids to propel his new team to glory.
“He’s going to get in at the end of this week or the start of next,” said Boyd when asked about Naiyaravoro’s arrival date at next Tuesday’s media session.
“He’s been phenomenal in the Super Rugby competition for the Waratahs and he’ll bring size on the outside. “Not many Fijians like the cold but he’s been in Scotland before (Naiyaravoro spent time with Glasgow Warriors) so he’s a little bit acclimatised.
“He’s a very big man who has some real attributes and if he does well here, he’ll become a crowd favourite.” Saints start the new Gallagher Premiership season at Gloucester next Saturday, September 1.
SAINTS’ SQUAD
Dominic Barrow, Dan Biggar, Heinrich Brüssow, Luther Burrell, Alex Coles*, Tom Collins, James Craig, Charlie Davies, Will Davis, Fraser Dingwall*, Mitch Eadie, Tom Emery*, James Fish, Jamal Ford-Robinson, Piers Francis, Ben Franks, George Furbank*, Jamie Gibson, Joe Gray**, James Grayson*, Teimana Harrison, Dylan Hartley (co-captain), James Haskell, Mikey Haywood, Paul Hill, Rory Hutchinson, Andrew Kellaway, Courtney Lawes, Lewis Ludlam, Samson Ma’asi*, Harry Mallinder, Reece Marshall, Alex Mitchell*, Alexander Moon*, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Devante Onojaife*, Ehren Painter*, Ken Pisi, Api Ratuniyarawa, Cobus Reinach, David Ribbans, Paddy Ryan*. Ollie Sleightholme*, Fraser Strachan*, Andy Symons, Toby Trinder*, Ahsee Tuala, Nafi Tuitavake, Connor Tupai*, Joe Wallace*. Alex Waller (cocaptain), Tom Wood, Matt Worley*. Francois van Wyk, * Senior Academy 2018/19,
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