London Irish have announced the signing of Hurricanes fly-half James Marshall.

Marshall, 27, will be part of the Wellington-based Hurricanes squad for this year's Super Rugby campaign - it is his fourth season with them - before linking up with Irish next term.

During his career in New Zealand, Marshall also captained Taranaki to ITM Cup success.

London Irish have announced the signing of Hurricanes fly-half James Marshall.

'James signing is a huge statement of where we want to take this team next season,' Irish head of rugby operations Glenn Delaney said.

'He is comfortable at both fly-half and full-back and possesses great game-management skills.