TOKYO - When the Sunwolves host the Chiefs in Round 3 of Super Rugby on Saturday, they will face an opponent with bittersweet memories of his time in Japan.Former All Black flanker Adam Thomson -- a Rugby World Cup winner in 2011 -- spent four seasons in the Top League with Canon Eagles before moving to NEC in 2017.But his time with the Green Rockets was cut short by an excruciating condition that left him unable to walk.After struggling to identify the problem, doctors eventually diagnosed Thomson with lumbar discitis -- an infection between the discs of the spine.Thomson spent 57 days in …READ FULL ARTICLE
