Wales and Lions hooker Ken Owens retires

WALES HOOKER Ken Owens announced his retirement on Wednesday after failing to recover from a persistent back injury.

The 37-year-old had surgery last July on a bulging disc pressing upon a nerve in his back and withdrew from Wales’ squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.Advertisement But he was unable to recover and Owens, Wales’ most-capped hooker, has now decided to call time on a career that yielded 274 appearances for the Scarlets.“Not playing has been challenging, but the time is right to follow medical advice and hang up my boots.

“It might not be the dream ending but my career has been more than I could have dreamt of,” explained Owens, who also represented the British and Irish Lions in five Tests across tours of New Zealand and South Africa .

Ken Owens Team:British & Irish Lions ( 1641) Scarlets Wales Wave Goodbye

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