Shoulder injury forces Byrne to quit
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Former Wales full-back Lee Byrne has retired after the Newport Gwent Dragons captain failed to recover from a shoulder injury.
Byrne, 34, helped Wales win the 2008 Grand Slam in a 46-cap career that ended at the 2011 World Cup.
He also won a British and Irish Lions cap in South Africa in 2009.
Ex-Scarlet and Osprey Byrne returned to Wales from Clermont Auvergne ahead of the 2014-15 season, but
underwent surgery in November.
Byrne said: "I'm frustrated to be in this position but I'm happy to have enjoyed my time in the game having fulfilled all my rugby ambitio…
Byrne, 34, helped Wales win the 2008 Grand Slam in a 46-cap career that ended at the 2011 World Cup.
He also won a British and Irish Lions cap in South Africa in 2009.
Ex-Scarlet and Osprey Byrne returned to Wales from Clermont Auvergne ahead of the 2014-15 season, but
underwent surgery in November.
Byrne said: "I'm frustrated to be in this position but I'm happy to have enjoyed my time in the game having fulfilled all my rugby ambitio…
