Scotland rugby star Rory Lamont was forced to retire on Friday after losing his battle to recover from a broken leg.
Lamont has had surgery twice since fracturing a fibula during a Six Nations clash against France in February 2012, but the injury persisted to such an extent that the Glasgow Warriors ace opted to hang up his boots.
“I’m sad to be retiring from professional rugby but I’ve been struggling with injury for some time now and it’s clear I won’t be able to get back to the level I was at before,” Lamont said.
The former Sale and Toulon player returned to competitive action with Dundee High in January and made his Glasgow comeback by playing almost an hour in a victory over Zebre on February 10.
That proved to be his final professional game though and he has quit seven days after his team-mates sealed a Celtic League play-off spot.
Lamont, whose brother Sean plays for Glasgow, made his Scotland debut against Wales in 2005 and won 29 caps for his country.