Jonny May to rejoin Gloucester

David Skippers

Gloucester have announced that England flyer Jonny May will be rejoining the Kingsholm-based outfit from Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers on July 1.

A product of the Gloucester Rugby Academy, May played 121 times for Gloucester before moving on to Leicester in 2017.

He is a key part of Eddie Jones’ England set-up, and has already earned 53 caps for his country. He is rightly considered by many to be one of the best wings in world rugby.

David Humphreys, Gloucester’s director of rugby, was very pleased finally to be able to let everyone know about May rejoining the club.

“We’ve been talking to Jonny for a little while, and were very close to an agreement before the Premiership was postponed and our discussions had to be put on hold,” he said.

“With the changing landscape in English rugby and beyond, we very much appreciated Jonny’s pragmatic approach to our discussions.

“Our supporters will have watched his performances for England over the last couple of seasons, and will be looking forward to watching him back playing at Kingsholm for Gloucester.

“There’s no doubt he’s a world class player, who would be an asset to any side.

“He will not only, I’m sure, be a great player for us again, but also a great mentor to our young wingers like Ollie Thorley and Louis Rees-Zammit. It’ll be a tremendous help for them to have someone with Jonny’s experience to learn from.”

May was understandably excited about his move.

“Once I had made the decision to leave Leicester there was only ever one club I really wanted to play for,” he said.

“I’m grateful to David Humphreys and everyone at Gloucester Rugby who have found a way for me to rejoin. I’m very excited about being back in Cherry and White playing at Kingsholm again.”

 

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