By Tom Place For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 08:06 BST, 20 April 2019 | Updated: 08:06 BST, 20 April 2019
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Anthony Mundine is set to return to rugby league after a 20-year hiatus that saw him exit the sport in a blaze of controversy.
The former NRL star, who turns 44 in May, has registered at for the Matraville Tigers as they returned to A-grade competition in Sydney.
'I'm working on speed and muscles I haven't used since I last played. I'll see how I go. I'll be targeted because of my profile but that's fine,' he told The Sunday Telegraph.
Anthony Mundine was a highly successful player in the NRL and in 1998 he was the highest paid player in the contest being paid $600,000 to play for the St George Dragons
'Age is just a number,' he said. 'I love the game and I'm a different beast. My
