Midfield duo Willis Francis and Matt Gearing have agreed terms with Rugby Town for the 07/08 season.

	Matt Gearing netted four league goals for Rugby last season

Gearing has been trialling with Stamford this pre-season but returned to Rugby and played the second half of the game at Wellingborough.

Matt originally joined on a short term loan from Northampton Town towards the end of the 05/06 season and then joined on a permanent basis last summer.

Operating down both flanks, Matt's pace and spectacular goals were impressive last term.

Francis has been with Rugby since joining from Grantham Town in November 2005 and has featured in 42 league games so far for Valley.

22-year-old Willis was a trainee with Notts County and made fifteen league appearances in League One before moving to Grantham.

Meanwhile, manager Billy Jeffrey is hoping that full back Aaron Stringfellow will also join. He, like Gearing, has been trialling with another club this pre-season - Hinckley United - but he returned for the Wellingborough friendly after the Knitters failed to offer him terms.