Worcester Warriors reveal their 2018/19 first team squad including 11 new signings

Worcester Warriors have confirmed their first-team squad for the 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership Rugby campaign.

The Club can also announced the signing of Zimbabwean tighthead prop Farai Mudariki.

The 23-year-old is set for the switch to Sixways at the end of this summer’s Rugby Africa Gold Cup, which serves as a qualifier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Mudariki becomes Alan Solomons’ 11th signing ahead of the new season and joins from Stado Tarbes Pyrenees (Federale 1 - third tier of French Rugby) after spending two seasons at Castres Espoirs, the youth Academy side for Top 14 outfit Castres.

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The prop has nine Test caps for Zimbabwe, scoring a try on his debut against Madagascar in a 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifier, and is set for his tenth appearance this weekend against Tunisia.

Meanwhile Matti Williams, who can play at hooker or flanker, has signed a one-year contract extension at Sixways with Academy duo Justin Clegg (lock) and Zac Xiourouppa (back row) promoted to the first-team.

Warriors Director of Rugby Alan Solomons said: “I’m very happy with the shape of our squad for the 2018/19 campaign. We have plenty of strength in depth and I’m genuinely excited about next season.

“A big work-on for us is our consistency. The team has shown on a number of occasions that we can compete with the best in the league but now we must seek to do that on a regular basis as we look to try and drive up the Premiership table.”

Warriors 2018/19 first-team squad

Josh Adams

Niall Annett

Jonny Arr

Luke Baldwin

Darren Barry

Ashley Beck

Callum Black

Ryan Bower

Anton Bresler

Justin Clegg

Matt Cox

Cornell du Preez

Alafoti Faosiliva

Michael Fatialofa

Dean Hammond

Michael Heaney

Bryce Heem

Francois Hougaard

Tom Howe

Perry Humphreys

Simon Kerrod

Carl Kirwan

Jono Lance

Sam Lewis

Marco Mama

Gareth Milasinovich

Isaac Miller

Ryan Mills

Farai Mudariki

Wynand Olivier

Chris Pennell

Pierce Phillips

Dewald Potgieter

Nick Schonert

Jamie Shillcock

Jack Singleton

Joe Taufete’e

Ben Te’o

Scott van Breda

GJ van Velze

Francois Venter

Ethan Waller

Duncan Weir

Matti Williams

Zac Xiourouppa