Jordan Olowofela: Dragons sign Leicester Tigers wing on loan

Jordan Olowofela came through Leicester's youth set-up with his twin brother Ryan, who has played for Northampton Saints and England Sevens

Dragons have signed wing Jordan Olowofela on loan from Leicester Tigers for the 2021-22 season.

The 23-year-old spent the summer on loan from Leicester at Australian team Western Force.

"It's a great opportunity for me to develop my game further and I can't wait to get started," said Olowofela.

Dragons boss Dean Ryan thanked Leicester for the loan and described Olowofela as "a different option for us in the back three".

"It's a great opportunity for me to develop my game further and I can't wait to get started," said the player.

Ryan added: "We were really fortunate that Jordan became available. He was on loan at Western Force and when he came back was looking at restricted game opportunities.

"He is very rapid and I know him through the England pathway and sometimes that transition from being a young man to being a frontline Premiership player can be tough.

"Leicester sign players like Nemani Nadolo and it becomes tougher to get 15 games a year. He has a high desire to get out and play because that's a place to learn.

"That's something we can offer more than anybody else, we can offer opportunities for him to play and continue to develop."

Olowofela will make his first Dragons appearance against his parent club in a pre-season friendly at Welford Road on Saturday (14:00 BST).

Dragons team: Jordan Williams; Owen Jenkins, Jared Rosser, Jamie Roberts, Jordan Olowofela; Sam Davies, Dan Babos; Josh Reynolds, Richard Hibbard, Chris Coleman, Joe Davies, Joe Maksymiw, Ben Fry, Taine Basham, Ollie Griffiths.

Replacements: James Benjamin, Aaron Jarvis, Mesake Doge, Ben Carter, Lennon Greggains, Lewis Jones, Evan Lloyd, Jack Dixon, Luke Yendle, Huw Taylor, Ioan Davies, Josh Lewis, Aneurin Owen.