After spending most of last year recovering from a serious spinal infection former All Black Adam Thomson is returning to professional rugby.
The 37 year old loose forward has signed with the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby in the United States according to website American Rugby News.
Thomson who was part of the All Blacks 2011 World Cup squad played 29 tests for New Zealand between 2008-2012 will play the remainder of the current season and also next year.
Adam Thomson on the burst in Dunedin for the Queensland Reds against his former New Zealand side the Highlanders. Photo: Photosport
Thomson played the bulk of his Super Rugby with the Highlanders but also spent time at the Queensland Reds and the Melbourne Rebels.
While playing in Japan in 2017 he was admitted to hospital with a spinal infection and spent two months in hospital recuperting.
Adam Thomson in hospital in Japan in December 2017. Photo: Instagram