Super League newcomers Leigh have signed outside back Curtis Naughton from Hull on a season-long loan.
The Centurions made their move for Naughton, who turns 22 later this month, after losing full-back Gregg McNally for up to 12 weeks with an ankle injury and former Bradford and Castleford winger James Clare with a knee problem that could rule him out for the season.
Leigh coach Neil Jukes said: "Unfortunately James has his scan result back which shows he has an ACL injury. As the scan is worse than we expected this will rule him out for most if not all of the season.
"This is in addition to losing Gregg McNally for between 10 to 12 weeks after his injury in the Wigan game.
"It was vitally important that we acted upon the situation and certainly given that we were already a bit light in the outside backs area. We were in danger of losing that edge of competition for places in that area which is vital in all departments.
"We shall continue to support James through this difficult time but it was important that we kept those qualities within the squad and Curtis' signing ensures that."
Dewsbury-born Naughton, who made his Super League debut for Bradford in the final game of the 2013 season, spent 2014 with Sydney Roosters' Under-20s side before joining Hull for the start of the 2015 campaign.
Naughton, who made 15 appearances in Super League last year, signed a two-year contract extension with the Black and Whites last March but was struggling to force his way into Hull coach Lee Radford's team.
"It's a great opportunity for Curtis to get some game time under his belt," Radford said.
"With the quality we currently have on our edges and at full-back for the early part of the season, regular selection was going to be tough, but Curtis is at an age now where he needs to be involved week in, week out and hopefully that can happen at Leigh under Neil."