Bath unveil centre Carraro
June 29 2009
Bath have continued to bolster their squad ahead of the approaching new season by securing Waratahs centre Matt Carraro on a two-year contract.
The 24-year-old, who can play both centre and wing, joins the Guinness Premiership after a prominent season for the Australian franchise.
"I am very excited to be joining Bath Rugby and to be living in a great place like Bath," he admitted.
"The club has a great reputation in the southern hemisphere and all over the world people love Bath the city.
"The squad looks great and I am looking forward to playing with them and to developing my game under Steve Meehan and the other coaches.
"I am really looking forward to the challenge of week-in-week-out rugby, and playing in the Guinness Premiership and in the Heineken Cup against the best players in England and in Europe."
Carraro played seven matches in the 2008 Super 14 and subsequently won himself a place in the Australia A squad for the IRB Pacific Nations Cup.
His considerable strength and direct style caught the eye of Head Coach, Steve Meehan, who believes Carraro's talents will fit in perfectly at The Rec.
"Matt"s rugby skills and size will suit us well and we are very pleased that he wants to progress his rugby here at Bath," he said.
"He has a reputation as a hard worker and good bloke off the field and these are the first ingredients we are looking for.
"Being able to play in either centre position or on the wing provides us with great flexibility and, with the added bonus of goal kicking, I am sure he will get plenty of rugby."