LEEDS Carnegie have bolstered their front row with two signings.
The relegated club have signed second row Jon Pendlebury and prop Pete Bucknall on two-year deals.
Pendlebury, 25, has joined from Gloucester, while Bucknall, 25, was previously at Pertemps Bees.
Pendlebury has agreed to move back to Yorkshir
e having previously played for Rotherham before joining Gloucester in 2004. He has played four seasons at Kingsholm and featured in the Guinness Premiership and Heineken Cup.
Bucknall, who is a former Northampton Academy player, has made a name for himself in the lower divisions and will add to the club's front row options for next season after the departure of Michael Cusack and Colin Noon.
He has previously played for Bracknell and Coventry before joining the Bees last season.
Pendlebury is the second lock to join Leeds Carnegie following the capture of Phil Murphy from Worcester Warriors.
Their signings immediately replace Stuart Hooper and Pablo Bouza who left the club at the end of last season.
Including Pendlebury and Bucknall, Leeds Carnegie have now signed five players for next season with Henry Paul and Scott Barrow bolstering the backline.
"I am really looking forward to coming to Leeds, I am excited about the opportunity," said Pendlebury.
"As a Rotherham lad, it is a chance for me to come home to Yorkshire, I want to be playing regular rugby and promotion is what we all want to achieve.
"The line out is a big part of my game and I know Stuart Hooper was key in that area for Leeds over the last few years.
"Hopefully I can contribute, now he has gone, and I am looking forward to adapting to the new rules that are coming in for next season which will challenge all players."
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