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Jack and Harrison join London Irish on short-term loan

20 Sep 2022

Loosehead prop Jamie Jack and Academy hooker Patrick Harrison have today joined English Premiership side London Irish on a short-term loan.

The duo have not travelled with the Edinburgh Rugby squad to South Africa and make the immediate move to Gtech Community Stadium to provide cover in the Exiles front-row.

Jack joined the club from Ampthill RUFC last season and featured in last month’s pre-season friendly against London Scottish at DAM Health Stadium.

Harrison – who has featured for Watsonians in this season’s FOSROC Super6 Championship – makes the move south having last season join Wasps in a similar short-term loan deal.

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