Cape Town - Canada's Jebb Sinclair has been loaned by his Aviva Premiership side London Irish to the Stormers as loose forward cover.
VIDEO: Stormers TV unveil Jebb Sinclair
With Schalk Burger, Duane Vermeulen and Nick Koster only due back after the June break, the Canadian international will bring experience and physical presence to the young Stormers loose forward contingent.
Sinclair will be available for the next four games for the Stormers, will then play for Canada in the June international window, before returning to Cape Town for the Stormers' remaining three league fixtures. In terms of the SANZAR regulations, he will not be eligible to play any knock-out games should the Stormers qualify.
Sinclair has 25 Canadian international caps (2008-2011), the last being the Rugby World Cup game against New Zealand in Wellington, on October 2, 2011.
Sinclair took up a contract with London Irish after the World Cup.
Jebb Sinclair factfile:
Full name: Jebb Sinclair
Born: August 4, 1986
Teams: London Irish, Canada
Position: No 8, Flank, Lock
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 111kg
VIDEO: Stormers TV unveil Jebb Sinclair
With Schalk Burger, Duane Vermeulen and Nick Koster only due back after the June break, the Canadian international will bring experience and physical presence to the young Stormers loose forward contingent.
Sinclair will be available for the next four games for the Stormers, will then play for Canada in the June international window, before returning to Cape Town for the Stormers' remaining three league fixtures. In terms of the SANZAR regulations, he will not be eligible to play any knock-out games should the Stormers qualify.
Sinclair has 25 Canadian international caps (2008-2011), the last being the Rugby World Cup game against New Zealand in Wellington, on October 2, 2011.
Sinclair took up a contract with London Irish after the World Cup.
Jebb Sinclair factfile:
Full name: Jebb Sinclair
Born: August 4, 1986
Teams: London Irish, Canada
Position: No 8, Flank, Lock
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 111kg