The prominent England rugby player, Abby Dow, has announced her retirement from professional rugby.
Dow, who was a fundamental piece in the successful campaign of the Red Roses in this year’s World Cup, has decided to leave the sport to dedicate herself to her engineering career. At 28 years old, the player leaves an impressive legacy, with a record of 50 tries in 59 appearances.
Dow won seven Six Nations titles with England, including six Grand Slams, and two WXV1 victories. In addition, she started in the Red Roses’ victory over Canada in the World Cup final on September 27th.
I never imagined when I picked up a rugby ball at the age of five that I was starting a 23-year sporting career.
Abby Dow
Abby Dow se retira del rugby profesional a los 28 años.Dow expressed that rugby has been fundamental in his life, shaping him as a person. However, he feels the call of his other passion, engineering, which is why he has decided to hang up his boots and try his luck in a different world. He thanked his coaches, family, friends and, especially, the fans, for allowing him to participate in something truly wonderful. He concluded by saying that he is leaving rugby as a player and joining as its number one fan.
Dow, with a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London, is also known for her skill in crochet.
The Red Roses coach, John Mitchell, highlighted Dow as a fierce competitor who elevates those around her, intelligent and inquisitive, attributes that have defined her throughout her 59 matches with the Red Roses. Mitchell also added that they are losing the best winger in world rugby at the peak of her career, but they respect her decision to move on. They wished her success in her next chapter.
