WIDNES Vikings scrum half Tom Gilmore has joined London Broncos on loan.

Widnes-born Gilmore, 21, made his Super League debut in 2012 against London Broncos and is heading down to the capital for a month.

“Gilmore is a player that Widnes coach Denis Betts recommended as someone that can get us around the park,” said London Broncos head coach Joey Grima.

“Gilmore has a sound kicking game and has played Super League level in 2014. We look forward to welcoming him to the squad.”

Vikings head coach Denis Betts said: "He’s a talented lad and he deserves now to be starting week in week out.

"With the strength of our squad in his position, it means that there are limited opportunities for Tom at the moment but we want to develop him so it’s great that he can get some decent game time with London.

“We would like to thank London Broncos for this opportunity for Tom to go there and play some high quality rugby under some good coaching structures.”