Wallabies legend George Smith is hunting for a new rugby home after being released by UK club Bristol.
The evergreen 38-year-old signed a short-term deal with the Bears last year, after two years with the Queensland Reds and has featured in 18 Premiership matches this season.
Smith is one of 11 players who are being released from the club after its first year promoted to the Premiership.
The flanker said late last year that he was keen to continue playing rugby into 2020 at least.
He has played in Australia, France and England over his glittering career on top of notching 111 Tests for the Wallabies.
“I do have a personal target,” Smith said in December last year.
“I started in 1999 and it would be nice to make that fourth decade, playing at least a few times in each, because no professional has done that.
“I’ve always enjoyed my football with all the teams I’ve been part of and it’s great to play rugby for a living, so it’s not hard to find the motivation to carry on.
“I had a short-term contract at Bristol but with the way the team was going, for me to extend shows the faith I have in the way we play the game and the people in the squad.
“It’s just for six months so we’ll leave it there for now and see how things go then.”
