Rugby-Wales' Amos to retire at 27 and focus on medical career


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 15 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Bronze Final - New Zealand v Wales - Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - November 1, 2019 Wales' Hallam Amos scores their first try REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

(Reuters) - Wales and Cardiff fullback Hallam Amos will retire from rugby when the 2021-22 season ends in order to focus on his medical career, the 27-year-old announced on Thursday.

Amos, who earned the last of his 25 caps against Argentina in July, played in the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups. He was left out of the squad for their Autumn International series.

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