Maurie Fa'asavalu returns to union with move to Harlequins

Harlequins have brought the Great Britain rugby league international Maurie Fa'asavalu back into union.

The 30-year-old has joined from Super League club St Helens and will arrive in October after recovering from shoulder surgery.

Fa'asavalu joined Saints in 2004 after impressing in the 2003 rugby union World Cup and went on to make 163 appearances, scoring 39 tries.

"A player of Maurie's talent and ability will be a great asset to Quins," said the club's director of rugby, Conor O'Shea. "I have no doubt that he will be able to make an immediate impact on returning to union. He will bring experience and a new dimension to our options and is exactly the type of person we want at this club.”

Quins have also signed Leinster's David Moore and Newcastle's Peter Browne.