FORMER Otley loanee Paul Hill has signed for Northampton Saints.
The 20-year-old tight-head prop, who last played at Cross Green in the 2013-14 season, has joined the Aviva Premiership giants from Yorkshire Carnegie.
He is widely regarded as one of the most promising forwards to have come through England's age-group teams.
A Junior World Championship winner in 2014, Hill started four of England's five matches in their recent Under-20 Six Nations-winning campaign, and Northampton's director of rugby Jim Mallinder describes him as "a tremendous prospect".
Hill was a regular in Yorkshire Carnegie's 2014-15 Greene King IPA Championship campaign, playing 16 times in all competitions.
Mallinder added: "The Championship is a tough league to play in and he will have learned a lot playing against some experienced players.
"We believe he has the ability to make the next step up in his career and, given the huge interest he attracted from the Aviva Premiership's top clubs, we are delighted that he has chosen to take that step with the Saints."
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