Dylan Bettencourt
Rugby player Hallam Amos has called time on his rugby career at the age of just 27 to pursue a career in medicine.
The Cardiff fullback has been studying medicine while playing professional rugby.
“One of the medical staff was a GP and I told him that my mum is a GP. We were talking and I said I was retiring and I was going into medicine,” Amos told The Times.
“They didn’t know my story at all, but it was a reminder of the fact that the rugby family is a very nice one to be part of.”
Amos made his debut for Wales in 2013 at the age of 19, earning 25 caps for the national team and playing in the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.
Amos scored tries against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa during his test career.
Last October Amos announced his retirement from the sport as he was soon to complete his medical degree.
But after suffering an injury over the weekend Amos has played his last professional rugby match.
Amos said he decided to leave rugby for medicine some years ago.
“A lot of the boys probably knew about it a long time ago. It’s always been my plan. There are things you look forward to. Obviously, there is the World Cup next year,” he said.
“In the best-case scenario you get a run of starts and then you’re in the starting line-up for the World Cup, but there is more I want to achieve from a medical point of view as a young man.”
Amos is currently completing his final placement to complete his medical degree at the Cardiff University School of Medicine.
He wants to become a surgeon but aims to complete another degree and obtain a Masters degree first.
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