English side Bristol Rugby have announced the signing of All Black back rower Steven Luatua.
Regarded as one of the most destructive players in the Southern Hemisphere, Luatua has fifteen international caps for New Zealand, recently touching down in the victory over Italy in November 2016.
Bristol today announced the 25 year-old will arrive ahead of the 2017/18 campaign.
"The signing of Steven — beating off competition from a number of high profile clubs — underlines the ambition of Bristol Rugby as well as Stephen Lansdown and the board's desire to drive us forward," Head Coach Mark Tainton told bristolrugby.co.uk.
"Since bursting onto the scene as a 19 year-old, Steven has been a consistently formidable presence, both at Super Rugby and for the All Blacks.