Back-row Pollock, 19, signs 'multi-year' Saints deal

Henry Pollock signed his first professional deal with Northampton before the 2023-24 season

Northampton Saints teenager Henry Pollock has signed a new "multi-year" deal to remain with the Premiership title holders.

The 19-year-old back-row is considered "one of the rising stars of English rugby", having scored six tries in 16 first-team appearances across all competitions after emerging from the club's academy to make his debut in 2022.

He featured for England A - the second-string national side - in November having previously won a World Championship and Six Nations titles with the Under-20s.

"There's no doubt that he's one of the best young prospects in the league, but Henry has really shown us that he's committed to hard work and to self-improvement, so we're excited to see how far he can go," Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson told the club website.

Pollock first joined Saints' academy at Under-13s level, and by the time he was 17 he had already featured for the senior side in the Premiership Rugby Cup.

He has played nine games for Northampton this season and scored a try against Castres in his European debut for the club earlier in December.

Pollock says his emergence at Northampton, having come through the club's junior ranks, has "been a really special experience".

"I'm very grateful to be able to sign on again here at my boyhood club, I'm loving how things are going at the minute," he said.