Saracens sign Tongan international back-row Vailanu

Saracens have announced the signing of Tonga international back-row Sione Vailanu, who will join the Aviva Premiership club on a deal until the summer of 2019.

Vailanu, played twice for Tonga in November 2017 against Japan and Romania. The 22-year-old is a strong ball carrying forward, has spent the last four years playing sevens in Japan.

Speaking of his confirmation as a Saracens player, he told the club website: “It’s a really good environment for me, it’s a really good place for me to start my career in England.

“For the last four years I was playing in Japan so as a jump up this is a really good step for me; there’s a lot of experience and the people around here are very good, it feels like a family to me already.

“Hopefully while I’m at Saracens I can do my best and make some memories!”