Steve Borthwick's Leicester have signed off on a deal for Argentina hooker Julian Montoya to link up with them with immediate effect.
The Western Force's Argentine contingent has been cut by one after star hooker Julian Montoya was forced to renege on his contract.
The start of the Rugby Championship in Australia is still seven weeks away but Argentina players continue to fall ill, hooker Julian Montoya among them.
Argentina took a positive step towards their showdown next weekend against England in Tokyo with a Julian Montoya hat-trick in their win over Tonga on Saturday.
Veteran Tom Youngs has an interesting few months ahead at Leicester following the arrival of Argentine hooker Julian Montoya.
Without a match since January 3, Leicester got stuck into each with a trial game in which skipper Tom Youngs was on the losing side.
Rob Kearney has spent his entire club life at Irish outfit Leinster, but the star fullback jumped at the chance to experience something new when the Force came knocking in August.
Perhaps the biggest losers from the relatively sudden reformating of Super Rugby are Argentina and, more specifically, the Jaguares. At least the former Super Rugby side have found a new competition to call home, however.