London Irish have announced the signing of Hurricanes first five-eighth and fullback James Marshall.
Marshall, 27, will be part of the Hurricanes squad for this year's Super Rugby campaign - it is his fourth season with them - before linking up with Irish next term.
During his career in New Zealand, Marshall also captained Taranaki to success in the National Provincial Championship.
"James signing is a huge statement of where we want to take this team next season," Irish head of rugby operations Glenn Delaney said.
"He is comfortable at both fly-half and full-back and possesses great game-management skills.
