TRANSFER | Harry Potter signs with Premiership club

The magical 22-year-old, who broke into the Rebels senior squad this season in Australia, is eligible to represent both the Wallabies and England at senior international level.

The Daily Telegraph in June that he was now used to JK Rowling, Hogwarts inspired chat from the sidelines.

“But it’s nothing I haven’t heard before so it’s easy to laugh it off,” Potter said.

“I’ve seen all the movies but haven’t read any of the books, which is quite disappointing for a lot of people because they make jokes I don’t understand.”

The speedster moved to Bristol in his youth before moving again, this time abroad to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia when he was 10-years-old.

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The All Blacks star was reportedly in ‘advanced talks’ with Tigers over a proposed move in 2017 according to The Rugby Paper

It was reported in 2018 that the Scarlets midfielder was "sounded out" by the Gallagher Premiership giants about his future plans amid uncertainty in Welsh regional rugby. Davies, instead, committed himself to Welsh Rugby and Scarlets, turning down a move to Welford Road.

Orie apparently caught the eye of Leicester management during a short-term loan with Ospreys late last year when he joined the Welsh side as a “medical joker” in October after being overlooked for the Springboks' Rugby World Cup squad. However, the Springbok lock turned down a move to Welford Road and will instead head to Japan to play in the Japanese Top League.

The then France captain snubbed a move to Leicester and signed a two-year contract extension with Toulouse. Tigers chief executive Simon Cohen revealed the East Midlands club were in talks with the back-row in 2015, but he decided to remain in the Top 14.

According to multiple sources, Tigers emerged as favourites in February 2020 to tempt the British Lions back row away from the Dragons. However, Moriarty rejected the move after the Dragons, together the WRU, came back with a more lucrative offer, which he'd accept.