Italy United Rugby Championship team Benetton are reportedly set to sign three Lewis Reiner players from Gallagher Premiership side Harlequins.
Rugbypass reports that Raina will leave Harlequins when his contract ends at the end of this season.
The 23-year-old, who was previously a member of Eddie Jones’ England training squad, has never been capped and remains eligible to play for Australia, Italy and England.
The completion of his move to Treviso should indicate that Reiner sees his international future in Italian blue, having previously been approached by former Italy national team head coach Kieran Crowley. was.
Louis, who was born in Treviso while his Wallabies legend father Michael played for Benetton, played alongside stars including Rhino Smith, Tommaso Menonchero, Malakai Fekitoa, Paolo Odogwu, Jacob Umaga and Alessandro Garbisi. He will join a complete backline.
Under the guidance of Italian Test centurion Marco Bortolami, Benetton currently sit second in the URC standings with just one loss from their opening nine matches.
This success in the first half of the season meant that the Treviso club provided 17 international players for the majority of Italy’s Guinness Six Nations squad.
If Louis continues to represent the Azzurri, there could be an interesting family connection as his younger brother Tom is plying his trade with his father’s other team, the Queensland Reds.