Hosea Saumaki
Tonga international wing Saumaki was among the additions to the Leicester Tigers squad during the summer of 2021.
The outside-back spent five seasons in Japan, representing Daito Bunka University in Tokyo and then Top League club Canon Eagles in 2017 – finishing his first season as the competition’s second-top tryscorer – as well as three years with the Sunwolves in Super Rugby.
He progressed from the Tonga Under-20s and Sevens squads to gain his first Test caps in 2021.
Eli Snyman
Snyman joins Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2021/22 season from Italian club Benetton Rugby.
Born in Zimbabwe, the second-rower represented his homeland at age-grade levels before joining the Blue Bulls youth programme in South Africa.
Like fellow new Tigers signing Marco Van Staden, Snyman attended the University of Pretoria and represented UP Tuks in South Africa’s Varsity Cup competition.
In 2016, Snyman was selected to represent the Springboks Under-20s and made his Currie Cup debut for the Bulls in the same season.
Snyman made his Super Rugby debut during the 2019 season for The Bulls before signing with Treviso ahead of the 2019/20 European season.
From the Senior Academy, the players are:
In addition, two mid-season arrivals will leave with their short-term contracts at Tigers coming to an end.
The duo is Tom West and Sam Wolstenholme.