Castleford Tigers have signed forwards Nixon Putt and Elie Al-Zakhem.
Papua New Guinea worldwide Putt, 27, joins from Australian second-tier facet Central Queensland Capras.
Lebanon worldwide Al-Zakhem, 25, has signed from North Sydney Bears, the feeder membership for NRL facet Sydney Roosters.
In a busy day for the Tigers, ahead Joe Westerman has agreed a two-year contract extension with the Tremendous League membership.
Putt was a part of the Papua New Guinea squad ultimately 12 months’s World Cup and can now transfer to the Mend-A-Hose Jungle.
“I am actually excited as a result of it is like my dream come true,” he told the Castleford website.
Al-Zakhem has joined on a two-year contract after serving to the Bears attain the NSW Cup ultimate.
He advised the Castleford website: “I have been enjoying since beneath sevens. My brother signed me up for the native footy comp.
“I by no means wished to play professionally to start with however simply fell in love with it and I have been enjoying at consultant degree since round age 16 after which reserve grade for the previous 5 years or so.”
Unfastened ahead Westerman, 33, who has made 154 appearances throughout two spells with the membership, will stick with the Tigers till 2025.
He has performed in Tremendous League for 4 golf equipment after spells with Hull FC, Warrington Wolves and Wakefield, and has been the Tigers’ participant of the 12 months in every of the previous two seasons.
“I all the time wished to finish my profession at Cas,” Westerman said.
“It is one thing that is actually near me and I have been a Cas supporter since I used to be about six years previous, so I like the membership and I wish to play my finest rugby right here and do my finest to take Cas so far as I can.”