Drew Mitchell's rugby retirement has been short-lived, with the winger named as NSW's Brisbane Tens wildcard.
Mitchell's announcement follows the unveiling of legendary tighthead Carl Hayman for French side Pau, as the squads begin to filter in for the second truncated tournament.
The former Wallaby will be balancing his playing commitments with commentating commitments for Fox Sports at the Queensland competition, after playing for Toulon in the first year.
“To have an opportunity to get back into it is fantastic because not only will I be in the same team as the guys I recently played with and know really well, I will also have the chance to play alongside the new generation of Waratahs," he said.
Mitchell announced his retirement last season, playing his final professional game for Toulon in the French Top 14 final, but featured in a Classic Wallabies match against a Barbarians side in October last year.
The 33-year-old joins Hayman and Carlos Spencer (Blues) as the wildcards announced so far, while the Waratahs are yet to confirm their entire squad.
The Waratahs are up against the Chiefs, Highlanders and Pau in the Brisbane Tens pool stages.
FIXTURE
Brisbane Tens 2018
Friday February 10
All times local (AEST)
2:15pm - Wild Knights vs Rebels
2:44pm - Blues vs Reds
3:13pm - Pau vs Waratahs
3:42pm - Chiefs vs Highlanders
5:09pm - Fiji vs Brumbies
5:38pm - Hurricanes vs Crusaders
6:07pm - Wild Knights vs Blues
6:36pm - Rebels vs Reds
7:05pm - Pau vs Chiefs
7:34pm - Waratahs vs Highlanders
9:01pm - Fiji vs Hurricanes
9:30pm - Brumbies vs Crusaders
Saturday February 10
1:08pm - Wild Knights vs Reds
1:37pm - Rebels vs Blues
2:06pm - Pau vs Highlanders
2:35pm - Waratahs vs Chiefs
3:04pm - Fiji vs Crusaders
3:33pm - Brumbies vs Hurricanes
FINALS
Saturday February 10
Qualifying finals
5pm - 3rd vs 6th
5:30pm - 4th vs 5th
Semi-finals
6:30pm - 1st vs QF1 winner
7pm - 2nd vs QF2 winner
Final
8:15pm - SF1 winner vs SF2 winner
WOMEN'S
All times local (AEST)
Friday February 9
4:11pm - Queensland vs NSW
4:40pm - Rebels vs Brumbies
8:03pm - NSW vs Rebels
8:32pm - Queensland vs Brumbies
Saturday February 10
4:02pm - Rebels vs Queensland
4:32pm - NSW vs Brumbies
Final
7:30pm - 1st vs 2nd
