Leicester's Ireland A scrum-half Frank Murphy will join Connacht at the end of this season.
Murphy played nearly 50 times for the Tigers since joining them from Munster in 2006, including last season's Heineken Cup final against Wasps.
He will battle with Kieran Campbell and Conor O'Loughlin for the number nine jersey at the Irish province.
Leinster players Fionn Carr and Ian Keatley will also join Connacht at the end of this season.
Carr is one of the most talented young backs in Irish rugby but his chances of making an early breakthrough into the Leinster team were remote, given the strength of Michael Cheika's squad.
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Keatley was fly-half on the Ireland under-20 team which claimed the Grand Slam last year.
Ireland Under-21 international Murphy made his A team debut in the Barclays Churchill Cup last year.
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