World Cup-winning New Zealand planetary Ruby Tui has signed for Trailfinders Women.
BBC Sport understands Tui, 34, has agreed a one-year woody with past season's Premiership Women's Rugby finalists.
"Ruby is 1 of the astir respected figures successful the women's game," Trailfinders caput manager Barney Maddison told the club's website, external.
"Her acquisition of winning astatine the precise highest level, combined with the vigor and enactment she brings disconnected the pitch, volition beryllium an tremendous plus to the squad arsenic we propulsion connected from past season."
As good arsenic being a Rugby World Cup victor successful 2021, Tui has Olympic golden and metallic medals from the sevens game.
She was besides named World Rugby's women's sevens subordinate of the twelvemonth successful 2019.
In the 15-a-side game, she was a cardinal portion of the New Zealand broadside that bushed England 34-31 successful the 2021 World Cup final.
"I consciousness similar I've seen a batch of women's rugby and it's the biggest and champion women's comp successful the satellite close now," Tui added.
"The full Trailfinders squad person been truthful welcoming since I got present and watching them each past play had maine fizzed astir however they're playing game."
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