THE Eels have pulled off a double recruitment coup, signing Rabbitohs utility Nathan Peats and Tigers tyro Brenden Santi to three and two year deals respectively.
Struggling for game time behind Isaac luke at the Rabbitohs, Peats will join the Eels next season as the club's first choice hooker.
He was selected at hooker for City Origin following the withdrawal of Robbie Farah this year, but has had limited chances off the bench for Souths.
The Rabbitohs agreed to release Peats - a local junior.
Santi is a promising back-rower who captained the Australian Schoolboys in 2011.
The 19-year-old represented NSW in this year's Under 20s State of Origin clash and was chased by several clubs.
Tigers boss Grant Mayer took to Twitter to days ago to confirm the joint venture could not compete with Santi's asking price.
Peats and Santi's signatures go a long way toward completing Parramatta's 2014 recruitment drive, which has already netted Will Hopoate, Corey Norman, as well as English forwards Lee Mossop and Gareth Hock.
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Was Santi confirmed also?