42 year-old All Black great Ma'a Nonu has joined Toulon in a surprising comeback as a medical cover at the Top 14 side.
Nonu will join Toulon till the end of the season.
The French club say they are happy to have him in the club.
Toulon shared on X, using the league's regulation that a short-term replacement can be called in for a player who is not available for at least three months.
Nonu, who earned 103 caps with the All Blacks and won the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and 2015, played in Toulon from 2015 to 2018 and during the 2020-21 season.
Toulon are second in the Top 14 standings, three points behind reigning champions Toulouse with nine games remaining.
They also play Saracens in the last 16 of the Champions Cup in April.
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