British and Irish Lions fly-half Finn Russell will be part of Tub from Prime 14 facet Racing 92 after the 2023 World Cup.
The 30-year-old Scotland playmaker has spent 4 seasons in Paris and can go away after the event in France in October subsequent yr.
Russell, who joined Racing from Glasgow Warriors, has scored 272 factors from 66 matches for the French membership to this point.
“To have the ability to be part of such a historic, well-supported membership is admittedly thrilling,” Russell mentioned.
“I do know gamers at Tub who converse extremely of the atmosphere, and the course the membership goes in is one thing I wish to be part of.
“I’ve loved my time at Racing 92 and I’ve realized so much. Now could be the best time for a brand new problem, in a brand new league, with the goal of shifting Tub again to the highest finish of the Premiership and competing for home and European titles.”
Russell spent six years with Warriors earlier than shifting to France in 2018.
He has been capped 65 occasions by Scotland since his debut in 2014 and was a part of the Lions group that toured New Zealand in 2017 and South Africa final yr.
Russell was initially unnoticed of the Scotland squad for this yr’s autumn sequence after head coach Gregor Townsend mentioned there have been questions over the quantity 10’s “kind and consistency”.
He was then recalled for their match against New Zealand following an damage to Adam Hastings.
“Finn is a world-class participant who will considerably add to our squad on and off the sector,” Tub head of rugby Johann van Graan mentioned.
“To have the ability to entice gamers of Finn’s high quality to Tub Rugby is a credit score to how far we’ve got come as a membership and a bunch since 11 July.”
Tub have signed numerous gamers since Van Graan took over this summer season, with former Wasps ahead Alfie Barbeary and ex-Worcester duo Ted Hill and Ollie Lawrence amongst those that have moved to the Recreation Floor.
Nonetheless, fly-half Billy Searle has left the membership after signing as short-term damage cowl in October.
