Cattle excited by Nelson's return to Cornish Pirates

Morgan Nelson started Cornish Pirates first five games of the season, scoring two tries, before leaving for Gloucester

Cornish Pirates joint head coach Gavin Cattle says Morgan Nelson's return to the club is a big boost for next season.

The hooker, 25, will rejoin the Championship side in the summer having moved to Premiership club Gloucester in October.

The former Wales Under-18s player struggled to break into the Cherry and Whites' side, playing for them only in the Premiership Rugby Cup and European Challenge Cup.

But Cattle says the forward, who helped Pirates to a best-ever second place in the Championship last season, is still an excellent player.

"The opportunity didn't quite work out at Gloucester for him, but we still feel he's got that ability to bounce back up," Cattle told BBC Radio Cornwall.

"He was a really integral part of our group down here, so to bring him back, and after his experience up at Gloucester, I'm sure we are going to get a better player for that as well."

Pirates have extended the deal of a number of the squad, as well as agreeing to sign Exeter's Chester Ribbons permanently and bring in Welsh back Ben Cambriani.

"We're cutting our cloth as a club, as we always do," Cattle said about new additions.

"We're pretty happy with the quality we've kept together.

"We know we need to add to that a bit later on in pre-season, but we're on a firm footing and we've got some good quality coming in as well."