Sale Sharks have signed Fiji duo Ponipate Loganimasi and Elia Canakaivata on two-year contracts from next season.
Both winger Loganimasi, 27, and 29-year-old back-row forward Canakaivata will move to the Prem club from Super Rugby franchise Fijian Drua.
Canakaivata, who can play as a flanker or number eight, has played 20 times for Fiji, including all three of their Autumn Internationals in November.
“I’m excited about coming to play for a club like Sale Sharks in the Prem,” he told the club’s website, external.
“It’s a great competition and a club with a lot of history and it’s a great opportunity for me to experience something different.”
The 6ft 5in Loganimasi was a member of the Fiji sevens team that won silver at the Paris Olympics in 2024 before being capped by the full national side after switching to 15-a-side.
“I’m so excited about coming to Sale,” he said, external.
“It’ll be my first time outside Fiji and I’m looking forward to playing in a new competition to learn and develop my game.”
