Wales hooker Roberts retires at 29

Wales and Dragons hooker Bradley Roberts has retired astatine nan property of 29 because of a backmost injury.

The South Africa-born subordinate joined Dragons from Ulster successful 2022 having antecedently played for Sharks successful Durban.

Roberts said: "My profession has been short but very saccharine and I look backmost astatine this section pinch monolithic pridefulness and astonishment.

"I person nary uncertainty it will time off maine successful bully stead for immoderate life has successful shop for. If my life truthful acold is thing to spell by, I’m judge it will beryllium very exciting."

In betwixt leaving South Africa and joining Ulster, Roberts played a play astatine RGC successful nan Welsh Premiership.

After joining nan Ulster province, his powerful ball-carrying ensured his ancestry qualification was of liking to Wales.

Roberts won nan first of 5 Wales caps against South Africa successful nan autumn of 2021.

Dragons caput coach Dai Flanagan said: "Bradley has ever fixed his absolute each to nan origin - thing that has seen fans of each nine he has represented return him to their hearts - and it is that belief, drive, and talent that has seen him play successfully astatine nan very highest level.

"We look guardant to seeing what nan adjacent section holds for him and welcoming him backmost to Rodney Parade successful nan years to come."