Wallabies and Rebels prop Pone Fa'amausili has joined the NSW Waratahs on a loan deal.
Fa'amausili has played seven games for the Wallabies, starting in the second Bledisloe Test of 2023 against the All Blacks.
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He also played twice at the 2023 Rugby World Cup against Wales and Portugal, however, has not featured for the Rebels in 2024 as he finds himself behind Taniela Tupou and Sam Talakai.
With five of the Waratahs' full-time contracted props sidelined with injuries, the week-to-week deal has been made with the Rebels, with Fa'amausili available for selection on Saturday against the Brumbies.
It is the first time a player-loan deal has been done between clubs in Super Rugby Pacific.
He is joined by 30-cap Argentinan prop Enrique Pieretto, coming from Scottish club Glasgow.
The tighthead prop featured 17 times for the Jaguares in the 2019 Super Rugby season which saw them go down to the Crusaders in the Final.
Pieretto also played at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, last starting for Argentina against the Wallabies in 2021.
“Both Pone and Enrique give us experience and size in the crucial prop position where we have been hit by significant injury numbers,” Waratahs head coach Darren Coleman said.
“Both have played at the highest levels of the game and are hungry for opportunity.
“A genuine thank you to both the Melbourne Rebels and the Glasgow Warriors who have worked in a very cooperative and sympathetic manner to allow this."
Pieretto will arrive from Scotland on Thursday after his Visa application was approved on Monday.
