Image:Tialata has joined Bayonne from Wellnigton Hurricanes
French Top 14 side Bayonne have announced the signings of All Blacks Sione Lauaki and Neemia Tialata.
All Black pair agree terms with Top 14 outfit
French Top 14 side Bayonne announced on Monday that All Blacks Sione Lauaki and Neemia Tialata had joined the club.
Forward Lauaki who has 17 caps for the All Blacks, arrives from French champions Clermont on a three-year deal.
"I'm a competitor," said Lauaki. "Bayonne are an ambitious club, I want to help them to continue to evolve.
Fellow New Zealand international Tialata has agreed terms to stay at the club, who finished seventh in the Top 14, for two years with an option to extend it to three.
The 28-year-old prop, who plied his trade at Super 15 outfit Wellington Hurricanes prior to the move, has 41 All Black caps.
The arrival of the pair takes the number of new recruits signed by Bayonne to three following the signing of France international winger Cedric Heymans.
