SALFORD, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Tyrel Lomax (L) of Australia celebrates after he scores a try during the World Rugby U20 Championship 5th Place Semi Final match at the AJ Bell Stadium on June 20, 2016 in Salford, England. (Photo by Clint Hughes/Getty Images)
SALFORD, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Tyrel Lomax (L) of Australia celebrates after he scores a try during the World Rugby U20 Championship 5th Place Semi Final match at the AJ Bell Stadium on June 20, 2016 in Salford, England. (Photo by Clint Hughes/Getty Images)

Melbourne Rebels have snared Australian under-20s tighthead prop Tyrel Lomax from Super Rugby conference rivals the Brumbies.

Lomax, the son of former New Zealand rugby league international and Canberra Raiders star John Lomax, has signed a two-year deal with the Rebels, beginning in 2017.

The hulking front-rower, who weighs in at 127kg and stands at 193cm, is a boom signing for the Rebels given he started every game at the recent under-20s World Cup for Australia.

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