Summary:
Harlequins have confirmed they have agreed a deal to sign Australia lock James Horwill from Premiership rivals the British and Irish Lions.

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Harlequins believe one of the biggest signings in the club’s history is ‘as good as done’ with former Wallaby captain James Horwill on the brink of joining the London club. A club insider told the Mail On Sunday that the deal to bring the 29-year-old lock — capped 56 times by Australia — to the Stoop after next year’s World Cup is nearly complete. The deal, understood to be worth more than £300,000 per year, would see Horwill join Nick Evans as one of the club’s two marquee signings whose wages do not need to be declared as part of Premier Rugby’s salary cap regulations. Wallabies lock James Horwill leads his side onto the field against the Lions in June 2013 . Horwill (right) competes with All Black Kieran Read in the air during the side's clash in Brisbane last weekend . Queensland Reds secondrow Horwill has won 56 times caps for the Wallabies . Quins face Wasps at Adams Park in the European Champions Cup on Sunday. England captain Chris Robshaw, Mike Brown, Joe Marler, Danny Care and Marland Yarde all start for the visitors. Horwill sports a nasty eye injury during Australia's match against France in 2008 . Horwill would join Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans as one of the London club’s two marquee signings .