(Reuters) - Scotland and Harlequins back row Jade Konkel said she is taking a break from rugby to begin training as a firefighter with the London Fire Brigade.
Konkel, who became Scotland's first professional women's rugby union player in 2016, will resume playing at the end of her training.
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