Ezra Taylor has joined Connacht after a successful year of Super 14 rugby with the Queensland Reds.
The 27-year-old former New Zealand Schools and U19 back row has signed up for the Irish province as new head coach Eric Elwood puts the final touches to his squad for the upcoming season.
Taylor, who usually plays at no 8 or flanker, can also play second row and the 1.93m, 111kg Kiwi will be looking to get stuck straight into training. He joins fellow New Zealanders Troy Nathan, Miah Nikora, and Bernie Upton in a settled Connacht side that has seen the majority of players re-signing for the province to complement the addition of new defence coach, Mike Forshaw, and new backs coach, Brian Melrose.
