Sailor agrees Dragons deal

10:34am Monday 12th May 2008

Dual-code Australia international Wendell Sailor will return to rugby league after agreeing a deal with St George Illawarra Dragons.

The 33-year-old winger is now free to play again after serving a two-year ban for taking cocaine.

Sailor, who has signed until the end of the 2009 NRL season, said: "I'm very excited about joining the Dragons and am grateful to them for giving me the opportunity."

He added: "I don't believe that my sporting career is finished and I have had a long time to reflect upon it, having been outside of the sporting arena since May 2006.

"I believe that I can still compete at a high level and it is comforting to know that I now have a real opportunity to do so."

The former Brisbane Broncos star achieved success at every level in the 13-man game before switching to rugby union in 2002.

He went on to make 37 appearances for the Wallabies.

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