CHINNOR RFC Thame is pleased to announce the signing of former England Sevens scrum-half Jack Walsh.

The 28-year-old joins with a wealth of National League experience, having previously made more than 200 appearances for Blackheath and Esher.

Walsh, who played for England on the IRB World Sevens Series during 2013-2015, further strengthens our options at half-back.

He will feature in this month’s adapted laws fixtures and is in line to face his former club Esher at Kingsey Road this weekend.

Walsh is looking forward to pulling on a Chinnor jersey for the first time.

He said: “I am very excited to be joining Chinnor RFC Thame after leaving London and moving to the Cotswolds. I knew Matty Mountford (First XV Team Manager) from the Sevens circuit and, after speaking to him and a few others who have played at Chinnor and who all spoke highly of the Club and the people, it seemed like a great move for me. I am looking forward to getting back playing and hopefully making lots of appearances for the First XV. So far, training has been great. It’s still early days, but the squad’s collective understanding seems to be getting better each session. In terms of season goals, it would be great to finish as high up the table as possible and hopefully gain promotion in the future.”

Chinnor RFC Thame Director of Rugby, Richard Thorpe said: “I am delighted to have secured Jack Walsh for our friendly fixtures in May and the upcoming 2021/22 season. He is a very experienced scrum-half who controls the game well. He has already added a huge amount to our backline and indeed to our forward pack and I am excited to see him pull on a Chinnor jersey for the first time over the coming weeks.”