Jamie Bhatti signs for Glasgow Warriors a month after leaving Edinburgh

A month after leaving Edinburgh, Jamie Bhatti has agreed a deal to join Glasgow Warriors.

Jamie Bhatti has rejoined Glasgow Warriors, his first professional club. Picture: Craig Williamson/SNS

The 16-times capped Scotland prop will rejoin the Scotstoun club ahead of the 2021-22 campaign.

It completes a whirlwind few weeks for Bhatti who fell out of favour at the capital club and moved to Bath in December.

The player later admitted he had struggled during lockdown and felt he never got a fair chance at Edinburgh.

His decision to sign for coach Danny Wilson at Glasgow sees him return to his first professional club.

Born in Stirling, the 27-year-old loosehead made his Glasgow debut away to the Scarlets in November 2016 and went on to make 47 appearances for the club, helping them reach the 2019 Guinness Pro14 final at Celtic Park where they lost to Leinster.

He made his Scotland debut against Samoa in November 2017 and won his most recent cap in November’s Autumn Nations Cup clash with France at BT Murrayfield.

“I’m buzzing to get back to Glasgow and play for a club that I’m hugely passionate about,” Bhatti told glasgowwarriors.org.

“I left Glasgow with some of my best rugby memories and finished playing in that Guinness Pro14 final at Celtic Park in 2019.

“I was playing the best rugby I’ve ever played when I left the club and I can’t wait to return and kick on.

“I’ve worked with Danny at Scotland, I rate him as a coach and I’m looking forward to working with him and the other coaches full-time.”

Wilson said: “I’ve worked with Jamie at Scotland and watched him play a lot.

“He was part of Scotland’s Autumn Nations Cup squad and he’s a physical rugby player and a good aggressive scrummager.

“We’ve spoken a lot and he’s really passionate about Glasgow and returning to the club.

“We look forward to welcoming Jamie back to Scotstoun.”

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