Ospreys sign lock Perry Parker on loan from Edinburgh

Edinburgh Perry Parker

The Ospreys Rugby sign Edinburgh lock Perry Parker on loan until the end of the season.

Parker, 26, trained with the Ospreys ahead of Friday night's LV= Cup game against Sale Sharks in Bridgend.

The lock, who is Welsh qualified through his father, will provide in the absence of Alun Wyn Jones and James King ( Wales duty), Ian Evans (banned) and Ryan Jones (injured).

Parker has played 15 times from Edinburgh since signing in 2012.

"With four of our senior options in the second row unavailable for various reasons, we felt it was prudent to bring in additional cover for a busy period that has a huge bearing on the final placings in the PRO12 and the make-up of the play-offs," said Andy Lloyd, Ospreys Rugby Operations Manager,