Wales international Dan Baker has returned to regional rugby after signing for the Dragons.
The three-cap No. 8 left the Ospreys last summer to play for Stade Montois in the French second division. Stade released Baker last month for family reasons, and he has since negotiated a short-term deal that will see him playing for Dean Ryan's Dragons.
Baker is available with immediate effect and had been lined up for a debut last week against Edinburgh, only for the match to be postponed because of a frozen pitch.
The Dragons have moved for him amid a back-row injury pile-up, with seven players receiving treatment and Aaron Wainwright away with Wales.
Baker will see it as an opportunity to kick-start his career in Wales.
A knee injury cost him close on two years of his time at the Ospreys and there was a further layoff due to shoulder trouble.
But he was thought highly of at the Liberty, a point underlined by the region sticking by him during his 100-week absence with that anterior cruciate ligament setback.
A strong carrier who likes to keep the ball alive, he was once tipped as a potential back-row rival to Taulupe Faletau.
Injuries subsequently knocked him back, but he will want to show the Dragons what he can do.
