Bristol Bears sign Edinburgh lock Hodgson on loan

Jamie Hodgson has spent his entire club career with Edinburgh

Bristol Bears have signed Scotland international lock Jamie Hodgson on a short-term loan.

Hodgson, who temporarily leaves United Rugby Championship side Edinburgh, joins the Bears amid a shortage in the second row position with Joe Batley, Josh Caulfield, Steele Barker and George Taylor all out due to injury.

"As we head into a very busy period in the Champions Cup and Premiership, we're going to be tested across our smaller squad, so it was important to bring in some reinforcements in that position," Bears' director of rugby Pat Lam told the club website.

Hodgson, 26, has five Scotland caps and could make his first appearance at Ashton Gate on Sunday when the Bears host Irish side Leinster in their Champions Cup opener.