Prop Fasogbon signs new Gloucester contract

Afolabi Fasogbon made 12 starts for Gloucester during their 2024-25 Gallagher Premiership campaign.

Gloucester tighthead prop Afolabi Fasogbon has signed a new contract at Kingsholm.

Fasogbon, 20, enjoyed an eye-catching debut Premiership season which included 12 starts in the league for fifth-placed Gloucester.

"When I had the chance to sign for Gloucester after leaving London Irish, I knew it was the best place for me to develop my game," Fasogbon told the Cherry and Whites' website.

"This season has been so enjoyable. I'm just trying to learn from every moment, good or bad and keep adding to my game."

The length of Fasogbon's contract extension has not been revealed but Gloucester say it will keep him at Kingsholm "for the 2025-26 season and beyond."

Fasogbon's emergence this season led to him being nominated for Breakthrough Player of the Season at the Rugby Awards, an award won by Northampton Saints flanker Henry Pollock.

"When we signed Afo we were excited about his potential, but we were careful not to throw him in too early," Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington added.

"I think you're seeing the benefits of that this season. He's been excellent considering he's still only a young man, particularly for a prop.

"But he's still got a long way to go and a lot of potential to unlock."