Demise of Sam Warburton inevitable as it is sad in rugby's wrecking machine era
The news of a 29-year-old retiring in any walk of life would generally come as a shock to most.
Even in sporting circles, common wisdom generally dictates that careers for most span into their 30s and even beyond.
However, in the case of Sam Warburton, there was a saddening air of inevitability surrounding his decision to call time on his rugby playing days.
The Welsh back-row has been dogged throughout his career with a catalogue of injuries so long it would make a stuntman wince.
Just a cursory glance shows everything from knee and ankle damage, hamstring issues in both legs, a broken jaw, fractured cheekbone, dislocated shoulder, nerve damage, stingers – all this in less than ten years, and we are only scratching the surface.
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