Exiles sign Mapusua

LONDON IRISH have signed Samoan-born centre Seilala Mapusua from New Zealand province Otago on a three-year deal.

Mapusua, 25 and a Test international for the Pacific Islands, arrives in England in October and could be seen as a long-term replacement for Mike Catt.

Catt, an instrumental figure in the Exiles’ charge into the Guinness Premiership play-offs and the European Challenge Cup final, has been linked with a return to his old club Bath.

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