There had been rumours that the forward, who switched his country allegiance and represented Tonga at last year’s Rugby World Cup, would exit Parc Y Scarlets before the start of the 2024/25 season.
While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
The Scarlets made a confidence-boosting start to the European Challenge Cup as they powered to a 39-7 victory over Bayonne.
Blade Thomson encountered a whole cocktail of bad things in late 2018, including concussion which delayed his Scotland debut and nearly cost him his career.
Blade Thomson thought his World Cup chance had slipped through his hands – now the Scotland forward is determined to grasp every opportunity that comes his way in Japan.
Gary Graham was called up to the England Six Nations squad this year, but is set to win his first international cap for Scotland.
