Former Warriors centre Dane Nielsen has been signed on a two-year deal with South Sydney. Photo/Getty.
South Sydney have thrown troubled former Queensland centre Dane Nielsen a lifeline, signing him to a two-year NRL deal.
Nielsen shapes as a replacement for Dylan Walker who departed for Manly in the wake of the prescription drug scandal.
The 30-year-old Nielsen was sacked by St George Illawarra in May
last year following an alcohol-fuelled nightclub incident in which he was accused of biting a woman on the leg and getting into a heated argument with Cronulla utility Ben Barba.
He picked up the pieces of his career with English Super League club Bradford in the back end of last year before on Monday signing with the Rabbitohs for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
Despite his troubled past, coach Michael Maguire hailed Nielsen as a big-game player who would inject much-needed experience.
