The Otago Rugby Union has confirmed that Josh Tatapu and Joe Hill have been contracted and will join the Otago squad for this year's ITM Cup provincial championship.
24-year-old Tatupu is a midfielder who is currently playing for the Western Force in the Super 14.
A former Samoan league representative, he made his debut for the Western Force in 2008 against the Lions in Johannesburg. Tatapu is originally from Christchurch and still has family living in Canterbury.
21-year-old Hill is a fullback who played for Wellington in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup. He was a member of the unbeaten New Zealand under-20 team that won the IRB world title in Wales in 2008. He has family ties to the Otago province with family in Gore and Dunedin and also a sister studying at Otago University.
Both players arrive in Dunedin in June to join the Otago training squad.
