Hornets have signed Paul Smith from Swinton.Ray Taylor broke the news to the site via the messageboard "Paul Smith, 24 years old, 6'3" back row forward from Swinton signed a 2 year contract with us today, Paul will bring size and ability to the Hornets, Martin is determined to get his squad settled as soon as possible"
Paul was Swinton's young player of the year in 2000 scoring 16 tries from 29 games.
In the season just finished he once again managed 16 tries, this time from 26 games.