Los Pumas prop heads to England

The 23-year-old – who has one cap for the senior Pumas side having also played for the Under-20 and Under-23 teams at their respective world championships – previously played for the Buenos Aires based Super Rugby franchise Jaguares.   

"Facundo scrummages well and he is a young man with a lot of physical and technical growth to come," said Tigers head coach Matt O'Connor.

"We think he’ll add a bit of depth to our options and we hope he can become a big part of this place going forward."

The Tigers are eighth in the Premiership and have won only one of their last eight games in all competitions.

Agence France-Presse