Vodacom Bulls lock Sintu Manjezi has finished paperwork for Glasgow Warriors for the approaching season, liable to having the option to pass a clinical and get a work visa.
Manjezi, who was harmed for a large portion of his time at the Bulls and played just multiple times between Carling Currie Cup and Vodacom United Rugby Championship for the group, showed a couple of months prior that he would leave Loftus Versfeld as he needs to play abroad.
At first he was connected to Gloucester yet Glasgow dominated the race for his mark and alongside Walt Steenkamp he will leave the Bulls toward the finish of the flow season.
Manjezi will join individual South African and his previous partner at the Cheetahs JP du Prez and Tongan worldwide Sione Vailanu as the group's locks for the approaching season.
"Remaining at 6'6", Manjezi previously came to conspicuousness in South African student rugby, captaining St Andrew's College first XV in transit to procuring a spot in the Eastern Province Academy," the group public statement declares.
"He made his Currie Cup debut for the territory at the period of only 20, showing up in the 2016/17 season before a transition to the Griquas the next year.
"A noteworthy spell in Griquas colors procured him a transition to the Toyota Cheetahs in front of the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 crusade, where Manjezi quickly got the attention of northern side of the equator spectators.
"His dynamism in the free and set-piece skill was a critical calculate the Bloemfontein outfit procuring a spot in the end of the season games without precedent for 2019, with just the COVID-19-implemented suspension of the association forestalling Manjezi and the Cheetahs successfully returning to-move season finisher appearances in 2020.
Manjezi told glasgowwarriors.org: "I'm anticipating playing for Glasgow and taking on another test. The chance of encountering another club beyond South Africa was one I was unable to turn down.
"I've played with Kyle Steyn beforehand and he talks actually profoundly of the club's way of life, the difficult work that the players put in and its desires.
"I think my range of abilities will praise Glasgow's style of play - I like to play with ball close by and convey hard.
"I can hardly stand by to get up to Glasgow and put in the hard yards each and every day and acquire the option to wear the shirt."
Lead trainer Danny Wilson added: "Sintu is the sort of going after presence we needed to add to our profundity in the pack.
"It's perfect to reinforce our second-column choices with another interesting player that brings a genuine conveying presence and great set piece range of abilities - Sintu likewise brings the special reward of having the option to play at six.
"We're anticipating inviting him to Scotstoun in the late spring in front of the new season.
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