Fylde have made two major signings ahead of the end of February registration deadline.
Sedgley Park fly-half Stephen Nutt is rejoining the Club with immediate effect.
Nutt played two impressive games in Fylde colours in November when he came to the Woodlands for a brief loan spell.
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In both matches Fylde notched more than 40 points.
Nutt has an impressive cv with National One experience at Moseley and three seasons at Waterloo.
He joined Sedgley from Waterloo during the summer but has found his 1st team opportunities limited.
He has representative experience with Scotland U'18s & U'19s, English Students and, more recently, with Lancashire.
He's no stranger to Fylde's Lancashire contingent - Roger Banks, Nick Royle, David Wiseman, Dave Wilks, Neil Hunter, Craig Aikman, Dan Waller and Sam Beaumont - as he was a key part of the County's Championship campaign in recent seasons as well as travelling to Canada on the 125th Anniversary Tour.
He's appeared for the Red Rose county in the last two Twickenham finals.
The 6', 14st. fly-half can also play at fullback and has been principal goal kicker at his various clubs. He has an excellent kicking game and, as he showed in November, can also play a running game launching his backline with quick and accurate passing.
Steve Nutt also knows Fylde in another context. His day job is as Northern Sales Manager for Samurai Sportswear, the recently appointed supplier of kit to the Woodlands club. He was instrumental in securing Fylde as a new client.
Fylde's 1st Team Coach Mark Nelson said: "We're delighted to welcome Steve back to the Club. He's a top quality player with plenty of experience at National One & Two levels and impressed everyone in the two games during his loan spell last year. He has been a target for us ever since."
Steve Nutt said: "I'm really looking forward to returning to the Woodlands. I enjoyed the couple of weeks in November and relish the chance of renewing acquaintances with a great group of lads. Fylde is a smashing club and I hope I can play my part to get them back pushing for promotion, either this season or next."
Unfortunately, he's currently nursing a shoulder injury and won't feature in the selection consideration for Saturday's game against Macclesfield.
Further good news for the Club is that South African No 8 Getty Schinkel is also moving to the Woodlands. He made his debut for the Wanderers against Caldy a couple of weeks ago and scored two tries. Schinkel has played at a very good club level in South Africa and during a couple of spells in the UK has played for Sale Sharks 'A' team and, more recently, Halifax.
Schinkel, who has a UK passport, first came to the UK to play at Burnley RFC and considered moving to the Woodlands four seasons ago. However, he stayed loyal to Burnley and has recently been in his second spell with them. But he's keen to play at a higher level than North Lancs One and his interest in Fylde has been rekindled by Craig Aikman, the Club's new England Counties scrum-half. Aikman, who used to play for Burnley and still has close links with the club as well as living and working in the town, knows Schinkel in this context, as does 1st team manager John Greenwood who was both a player and official at Burnley.
Aikman said: "Getty is a big, strong lad, a good ball carrier and a big hitter. He is also keen on talking and shows leadership qualities on the field as well."
Fylde coach Mark Nelson said: "Getty is a very able player, experienced and a very strong ball carrier - a typical South African backrow forward in other words. We've got a number if good backrow forwards but it's an area where we need strength in depth in case of injuries."
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