COVENTRY Rugby have signed former Worcester Warriors centre Oli Morris.
The 24-year-old played 34 games for the collapsed former Premiership club between 2019 and 2022 and will join up with Alex Rae’s squad when pre-season training commences in early July.
Morris played for Cov’s Championship rivals Ampthill last season – a club with whom he previously spent time as a teenager on loan from Saracens academy.
Morris said: “I had a chat with Matt Kvesic who I know from Worcester and he had lots of good things to say about the culture and how much he enjoys it.
Under the current coaching group Cov play a really exciting brand of rugby and that is something I’m excited to be part of.
I also believe the club has a very good chance of winning the Championship which is obviously something I’m drawn to.”
Rae added: “It’s great to welcome Oli to the club. He’s really impressed me this season and I thought he was a standout player for Ampthill.
“He’s got Premiership experience and will really add to our backline so we’re excited to see what growth we can get out of him being with us.”
Morris also has an Irish connection which saw him selected in his country’s under-20s squad in 2019 then snapped up by Munster immediately after Warriors’ demise in October 2022.
