Following the cancellation of his contract at Worcester Warriors, Matt Kvesic has signed with Zebre Italian side.
Ex-Gloucester and Exeter flanker, aged 30, was left out of a club after Warriors were formed placed in administration The season was suspended on the 26th of September.
After joining Zebre for the remainder of the season, he has become the 21st Warriors players to find a new home.
He will make his debut against Ulster at home on 25 Nov.
He has not ruled out the possibility of returning to Worcester at the conclusion of the season, provided the club is in good standing. administration a proposed takeover.
He will be covering flankers Giovanni Licata (Italian side) and Johan Meyer (Italian side).
Franco Tonni, Zebre’s sports director, said that Matt brings ambition, personality, and experience. Everything Zebre needs.
“Johan Meyer was in hospital for so long and we wanted to make Giovanni Licata’s recovery as quick as possible. We decided to increase the strength of the third line department.”
Zebre, against whom Kvesic played in the European Challenge Cup for Warriors, is based in Parma.
They are one among two Italian teams who participate in the United Rugby Championship alongside South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Zebre are currently at the bottom after losing all seven of this season’s matches.
Kvesic said, “I am very excited and happy to embark on this new adventure.” “I can’t get enough of playing and helping the team grow on the pitch.
Many Sixways players have left Sixways within the seven weeks since Worcester’s season ended. However, some are now on short-term contracts at their new clubs.
If the proposed Warriors rescue package, which included former chief executive Jim O’Toole, is completed, they would be in a position for next season. as administrators Begbies Traynor hope by December.