London Wasps sign prop Guillermo Roan on an initial six-month deal: Rugby Union news
Adams Park based English professional rugby union side, London Wasps, has signed the talented international prop, Guillermo Roan. Wasps had initially handed over a six-month deal to Roan. However, provided his successful performance in the first six months
of the 2011/12 Premiership season, the contract can be extend up to two years. Officials at the club have confirmed the signing and the details of the contract with the impressive young prop from Argentina on the clubs’ website on Thursday, June 16.
Wasps compete in the Aviva Premiership and in different European competitions. Wasps finished ninth at the end of the 2010/11 Aviva Premiership season with 43 points coming from their 22 games of the season. Roan is the 11th signing London Wasps
have made in a bid to strengthen their squad for the 2011/12 domestic and European season campaign.
The 22-year-old prop Roan has expressed his pleasure on achieving this opportunity to play at the Wasps and in the Premiership. He said, “It's very exciting to be given the opportunity to come to England and play with such a great club. This is a big challenge
for me and I hope I can impress enough in the first half of the season to secure the longer term deal.”
London Wasps Chief Executive Officer Chris Thomas has welcomed the youngster to the club and expressed hope that Roan will further develop his skills. Thomas said, “Roan is an exciting young player with a lot of potential and he has been picked out in Argentina
as one to watch. Everything we have seen and heard about him suggests he has all of the potential to develop into a prop of the highest quality and we’re looking forward to him joining the squad.”
La Plata born Roan currently plays for the Argentinean professional rugby union Buenos Aires based club, La Plata. Besides representing Argentina’s Under-20 squad in the Junior World Championship, he has also been part of the senior Pumas. At the U20 level,
he was part of their Junior World Championship team, Argentina Jaguars. Roan has made four international appearances for the Pumas during the 2010 Vodacom Cup. Roan made his debut against Chile in May 2009.
Roan further stated that he is looking forward to follow the footsteps of different Argentinean international players who came to Europe at a relatively young age and further enhanced their skills, personality and learnt the art of the playing the game of
rugby.
In addition to Roan, other signings made by the Wasps includes English international hooker Steve Thompson, Jonathan Poff and Ross Filipo from New Zealand, and Welsh international fly-half Nicky Robinson.
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