NRL premiership-winning centre Ricky Leutele has been confirmed as one of six signings unveiled by Toronto Wolfpack for their third season in the English game.
The Canadian club have acted quickly to bolster their squad for a second campaign in the Championship after narrowly failing to secure promotion to Super League in 2018.
Leutele, a 28-year-old Samoa international who played 128 NRL games for Cronulla, becomes the Wolfpack's second marquee player, alongside former Manly Sea Eagles prop Darcy Lussick.
They will be joined at the Lamport Stadium in 2019 by ex-England loose forward Jon Wilkin, Joe Mellor and Tom Olbison from relegated Widnes, Warrington second-rower Bodene Thompson and Castleford prop Gadwin Springer.
Toronto director of rugby Brian Noble said: "Ricky is a huge performer in the NRL and I know he was highly sought after by top clubs over there.
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"He will be our second marquee signing and will add quality to an already strong squad.
"Ricky brings size, elusive skill and raw pace to our backline and I genuinely believe he will be a huge addition to both the Wolfpack and the British competition."
Leutele, an NRL premiership winner when Cronulla won their maiden title in 2016, said: "It was a massive decision for me to leave Australia because that's all I have known and Cronulla were the first club to give me an opportunity.
"I'm really excited to meet the fans and community in Canada, they look like they get really into and love their sports; it's great for rugby league as a whole."
