Sale Sharks have made their second signing in a week by landing All Black lock Bryn Evans on a two-year deal.
The 6ft 5in former Hurricanes and Blues player, who has two All Blacks caps, heads to the AJ Bell from French club Biarritz and follows the capture of Irish scrum-half Peter Stringer earlier this week.
Evans, 30, joined Biarritz after three successful seasons at London Irish where he made 75 appearances and scored four tries.
Director of Rugby Steve Diamond said: “Bryn is a great signing for us and will, I am sure play a major part in our line out next season.
“When I heard he was available both Dan Braid and Michael Patterson gave him great references and we look forward to him joining us for pre-season training.”