Tuitavake signs with Saints

Northampton Saints have today signed Nafi Tuitavake from Narbonne.

The Tongan international was a regular for the Crusaders in Super Rugby for two years and North Harbour in the ITM Cup for close to a decade.

"We have been really impressed with what we have seen of Nafi,” said Director of rugby Jim Mallinder.

 “He has performed on lots of big stages from Super Rugby and New Zealand Sevens to international rugby and we think his ability and experience from these will further enhance our squad. He is an exciting talent who has all the attributes to be a success here and we look forward to welcoming him to Northampton.”

Nafi is a graduate of the same 2009 IRB Junior World Championships-winning All Blacks team as Ken Pisi, Aaron Cruden and Zac Guildford.