BLACKHEATH have secured the league's most high-profile signing during the off season so far with 26-cap Fiji second row Tex Cavubati joining the club. Cavuba ti, who is 6ft 7in and just shy of 19 stone, broke through at the Ospreys in 2014 before joining Worcester Warriors where he made 24 appearances from 2015-17. The Fijian then went on to play 37 times for Newcastle Falcons followed by a 11-game stint at Harlequins between 2019-21.
The 36-year-old joins the south London club from French Top 14 side Perpignan and provides a wealth of experience from his time with Fiji at both the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.
Blackheath head coach James Shanahan couldn't believe his luck when he was approached by fellow new recruit, the former Bristol Bears and Worcester full-back Augustin Slowik, about the lock wanting to join his side.
Shanahan, below, told The Rugby Paper: "That signing fell on my lap.
We were having no luck, second rows seemed to be a dying breed or very popular elsewhere but one of our players that signed Augustus Slowik got a message from Cavubati saying 'are you looking for second rows?'. Augustus asked if I was interested and I went 'hell yeah!'.
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