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Munster Sign Australian Holloway On Short-Term Deal

Jed Holloway is pictured during the Waratahs' Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies in Sydney last year ©INPHO/Photosport/Clay Cross

Munster Rugby and the IRFU can confirm the short-term signing of Australian forward Jed Holloway.

An experienced and integral member of the Waratahs squad, Holloway has made 52 Super Rugby appearances and is known for his work-rate and strong ball-carrying abilities.

The 26-year-old will provide cover at lock, and across the back row, with Munster’s Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne, Peter O’Mahony and CJ Stander leaving for Japan with Ireland’s World Cup squad this week.

Holloway is set to join the province at the end of September for two months (subject to being granted a work permit), before returning to his club side in the lead-up to the new Super Rugby season.

Meanwhile, in other Munster squad news, two of the province’s former players, back rower Paddy Butler and prop Peter McCabe, are the latest to join the pre-season training group.