Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club have re-signed several key players ahead of their push for promotion next season.

Luke Palmer, Harry Anderson-Brown, Alex Grey, Shaq Meyers, Will Simpson and Will Affleck will all be returning to the Greene King IPA Haberden for the new season.

Pre-season training starts in earnest at the beginning of July with several more players expected to be announced over the coming weeks.

The Wolfpack have already added Ireland’s Yasin Browne, plus Italian duo Federico Silvestri and Daniele Greco, as they look to make their dream of reaching the Championship in five years a reality.

“The development of young players is very important to the club”, said performance director Terry Sands. He stressed the club remains committed to developing local players alongside those recruited from across the UK and abroad.