England Pink Roses wing and Ladies’s Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow has introduced her retirement from skilled rugby on the age of 28.
The wing leaves the game having scored a sensational 50 tries in 59 Assessments, and with seven Ladies’s Six Nations titles, two WXV1 titles and 2025’s World Cup crown – achieved on dwelling soil.
Dow says she is leaving the game to pursue a profession in engineering.
“I never realised when I picked up a rugby ball at the age of five that I was at the start of a 23-year sporting career,” Dow stated.
“Rugby has been central to my life and has formed me into who I’m at this time. Nevertheless, I really feel the pull of my different ardour – engineering – so I’ve determined to hold up my boots and check out my luck in a unique world.
“The rugby family has given much more than I could ever give back. I would like to thank my coaches, family, friends, and most importantly, the fans. They have enabled me to participate in something truly wonderful. I feel very privileged and humble. Today, I leave rugby as a player and join as its number one fan. Thank you all!”
Dow made her England debut in 2017 in opposition to Canada, scoring two tries, and completed her Take a look at profession in opposition to the identical opponent again in September within the World Cup remaining at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham in entrance of a world-record 81,885 crowd.
A wing blessed with tempo and creativity, Dow achieved a Masters diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial School London while on the prime of her rugby profession.
Pink Roses head coach John Mitchell stated: “Abby is an awesome individual and a fierce competitor who lifts those around her. She is intelligent, insightful and inquisitive – attributes that have defined the brilliant Red Rose she has been across her 59 caps.
“Abby has been a part of an period for the Pink Roses wherein the sport has grown exponentially and, by means of her love of crochet, her interplay with supporters and her undoubted rugby capacity, she has helped drive the ladies’s recreation to unprecedented heights.
“I personally believe that we are losing arguably the best right winger in world rugby at the peak of her powers, but we fully respect her decision to move on to a new chapter. We will miss having her in our environment, and we look forward to seeing her succeed – as we know she will – in whatever she chooses to do next.”
