Former North Midlands Under-20 scrum-half Sam Egerton has been signed by Aviva Premiership club Harlequins as cover for the injured Karl Dickson.
Egerton is a former pupil of Adams GS in Shropshire and represented Shropshire and North Midlands Under-20s while he was playing for Newport.
He won four Blues while at Oxford University and in 2014 became the first player since 1925 to score a try in three consecutive Varsity Matches.
Egerton had a spell with Yorkshire Carnegie in the Championship last season and had been playing for England Sevens until Harlequins stepped in to give him the opportunity to prove himself in the Premiership.