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Old Glory DC have looked to solve their scrummaging problems with the addition of Scottish tighthead prop Steven Longwell for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old arrives from Italy where he has been playing professionally for Verona in the Serie A.
Longwell has been a prominent figure in Scottish domestic rugby for several years and earned selection to the Scotland Club XV from 2017-2019. In 2017 he enjoyed a four-month stint with Eastern Suburbs in the Shute Shield, and in 2019 played for Sale Jets – the reserve grade side of Sale Sharks.
Tipping the scales at a hefty 275lbs (125kg), Longwell is well regarded for his strength in the scrum and is also a powerful ball carrier. He will help alleviate the pressure on DC’s incumbent tighthead duo Gordon Fullerton and Will Vakalahi, both relative youngsters at 22 and 21 respectively.
