Fa'alogo will play under ex-St George Illawarra coach Nathan Brown

New Zealand Test second-rower David Fa'alogo will join Huddersfield Giants on a four-year deal from the start of next season.

The 28-year-old has been granted an early release by NRL side South Sydney.

Giants coach Nathan Brown told their website: "David is a world-class player and will bring a huge amount to our team and the Super League competition.

"He is big, powerful and aggressive and he can cause the opposition problems both with and without the ball."

Brown added: "His signing is a massive boost to the club and we are looking forward to working with him from day one of our pre-season in readiness for a big year.

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"His signing can only help our drive to bring more quality players in and build on what we will achieve this year."

Fa'alogo said: "I am really looking forward to joining Nathan Brown at the Giants next year as it has always been my goal to play in the UK.

"The Giants are very ambitious and near the top of the competition so I am sure that I can go there and help them achieve success."

Fa'alogo, who made his debut for Souths in 2002, has played 13 Tests for the Kiwis since 2006 and was part of their World Cup winning side last year.

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