THOMSON RETURNS FOR MONARCHS

EDINBURGH have announced the return of Australian star Kye Thomson for a fourth season with the club.

Thomson saw his scoring affected by illness in 2023 but believes with a trouble-free run he can resume his upward progress at Armadale next year.

He said: “It was a pretty easy decision to come back. Edinburgh are straightforward and don’t mess you about so, when I was asked it didn’t take long to get everything done.

“I had a good first two years with the Monarchs and then last year wasn’t as good. The way I look at it, no-one has three perfect years in a row so it is time to kick on again.

“Last year was strange in that I had nights that were the best of my career, like when I got the full maximum, and other times like when I was ill that were scary, but by the end of the season I felt I wasn’t far away from where I wanted to be.

“I would say I wasn’t happy with my season overall but still just about maintained my average, so it wasn’t all bad. It is time for everyone to put 2023 behind them and we all start again on zero come the start of the season.”