Harlequins and England centre Joe Marchant is to hitch French aspect Stade Francais subsequent season.
The 26-year-old, who has earned 13 caps prior to now 4 years, heads to the High 14 after 9 years at The Stoop.
Marchant got here via the Quins academy and has made 140 appearances since his debut in 2014.
He follows England team-mates Luke Cowan-Dickie and Sam Simmonds in opting to pause his worldwide profession to be able to play abroad.
When news of his impending departure emerged last month, Marchant stated: “The time has come for me to depart and I’m excited for my subsequent problem forward. I’ll profit from each second for the remainder of this season proudly sporting my Quins shirt.”
Two of Marchant’s 45 Premiership tries got here in Quins’ dramatic semi-final win over Bristol, on their method to successful the Premiership in 2021.
Marchant additionally had quick mortgage spells with London Scottish, as a young person, and with Auckland Blues in Tremendous Rugby throughout 2020.