Saints sign promising Academy back Matt Worley

Northampton Saints can today announce that young full-back Matt Worley will join the Saints Senior Academy for the 2018/19 season.

Born in the UK, the 20-year-old, who has been playing rugby at Racing 92 for the last three seasons, made his senior debut for the Top 14 side in a friendly fixture earlier this year.

“Matt’s shown he’s a hard-working rugby player in France for a few years now and we’re very happy he’s joining us this summer. He’s already got a good amount of experience for such a young player and I’m confident he’ll fit in well here," commented Academy Manager Simon Sinclair.

“It’s going to be an exciting year for the whole Club; I’m looking forward to seeing what Matt and the rest of the Academy squad can do.”

The young back moved to Hong Kong at 5-years-old where he represented them at Under-16s, Under-18s and Under-20s at scrum-half; Worley transitioned into full back on arrival in France and went on to win the Under-23s French league with Racing’s Espoirs in 2015.