Farewell Ben, we hardly knew ye.
Leinster Rugby have confirmed, this morning, that Ben Te’o will be leaving the province and taking up employment with Worecester Warriors next season.
The former rugby league star has hardly been a runaway success with the Blues since his 2014 arrival but is currently holding down the No.13 jersey at the club.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen said, “Although disappointed that Ben is leaving, on behalf of everyone at Leinster Rugby, we would like to wish Ben the very best with his move to Worcester and indeed with his quest to play international rugby.
“Ben is a very popular player within the group and we believe that he can still play a big part in our season. He showed in his last season with the Rabbitohs that he has the skill set to apply himself brilliantly in delivering some big performances on the way to helping his club win the NRL title in the full knowledge that he was joining Leinster.”
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Te’o commented, “Warriors are in a very similar stage in their playing and cultural development that I found when I first joined the Rabbitohs and I look forward to making a similar contribution at Sixways.
“The investment in facilities and infrastructure is impressive and after speaking with Dean Ryan, it is clearly a club which is on the up. Everything is in place for Worcester to become a successful club competing in the top tier and I’m excited about getting started at Sixways.
“Finally I’d to thank Leinster Rugby for giving me the opportunity to go back to union and to the fans for their support in particular when out injured.
“I look forward to finishing the season with Leinster as strong as possible.”
Te’o will be the third Leinster player to head to the Aviva Premiership in recent months, following the departures of Jimmy Gopperth and Brendan Macken.
