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It has been officially confirmed that Scottish striker Gavin Reilly has joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on an initial six-month loan from Bristol Rovers.

The 26-year-old is expected to be in the Robins' squad to face Leyton Orient on Saturday in their opening game of the season.

Reilly scored four goals in 16 League One starts for the Gas last season after joining them from St Mirren, having scored 22 goals in 44 appearances for the Scottish Championship club in 2017/18.

While Reilly may not have scored may goals for the Gas in 2018/19 he scored some memorable and import ones.

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The striker scored the first goal in Graham Coughlan's first win after replacing manager Darrell Clarke, netting against Fleetwood in a 2-1 win to start an unbeaten run which helped the caretaker manager secure the job full time and pull the club away from the relegation scrap.

He netted in the 2-1 win at Southend in February, grabbed a late goal to earn a 2-2 draw away at Plymouth and got his first strike for the club in a 3-1 win over Coventry City back in September.

So the Pirates finished with 10 points from a possible 12 in games Reilly scored in. The problem for both the player and Rovers is that he failed to score on a regular basis.

Reilly becomes the Robins seventh signing of the summer joining: Tahvon Campbell, Reuben Reid, Charlie Raglan, Dan Bowry, Rohan Ince and Max Sheaf at The Jonny-Rocks Stadium.