Exciting backs recommit to Trailfinders

Ealing Trailfinders are delighted to announce the re-signing of backs Reuben Bird-Tulloch, James Cordy-Redden, Luke Daniels and Cian Kelleher.

All four players have been instrumental this season as we implement our attacking style of play, and each of them have been nominated at least once for the Ealing Trailfinders Player of the Month award this year.

Reuben came to West-London ahead of the 2021/22 season from Northampton Saints. Towards the end of his first year at Trailfinders, he forced his way into the match day squad and helped the club complete a historic league-cup double. This season, he made a spot in the centres his own, making 23 appearances at either 12 or 13, scoring nine tries and was voted Championship Player of the Month in February.

James is one of the most experienced members of the Trailfinders squad having first joined in 2016. The winger has gone on to make more than 97 appearances in green and white, scoring 42 tries in that period. His fine form continued this season, particularly in March, as he scored six tries in four games during the month, including a hat trick at home against London Scottish.

This season, Luke became only the fourth player in our professional era to make 100 appearances for the club. He first came to Trailfinders Sports Club in 2014 back when the club were in National One, helping us get promoted and establishing ourselves in the Championship before then moving to Bristol Bears in 2018. He spent two years in the West-Country, before returning to W13 in 2020. This season he’s ran out 20 times, scoring eight tries and towards the end of the year he took on extra responsibility as he became the goal kicker, adding 50 points from his boot across five games, including in the Championship Cup final.

Cian came to Trailfinders two years ago as he moved over from United Rugby Championship side Leinster. The 29-year-old is comfortable anywhere in the back three, starting the year on the wing, before moving to fullback by the end of the season, including starting there in the Championship Cup final. Cian’s been involved in 19 games this season, starting all of them, and has scored five tries.

On the re-signings, Director of Rugby Ben Ward said: “These are four more really important re-signings for us and so I’m pleased that Reuben, JCR, Lukey and CK are staying with us.

“Scoring points and playing a fast-paced, attacking game is something we particularly pride ourselves on and these four boys all do this and know their way to the try line!”

These re-signings come after we announced earlier in the week that props, George Davis, James Gibbons, Ross Kane and Jimmy Roots; loose forwards Andrew Davidson, David O’Connor, Will Montgomery and Rayn Smid and halfbacks Jordan Burns, Craig Willis and Steven Shingler have all recommitted to the club.