Gloucester have confirmed the signing of Leinster centre Brendan Macken on loan until the end of the season.
The 23-year-old is a product of the Leinster Academy and Blackrock College. He has represented Ireland at U-20 level and also played for Emerging Ireland in their 2014 IRB Nations Cup win in Romania.
Since making his debut at Glasgow Warriors in the 2009-10 season, Macken has gone on to make 46 appearances for Leinster, scoring six tries in the process His last game for the province was in November in the 24-24 draw away to Benetton Treviso
