James Forrester: "I had no option"Gifted Gloucester back-row James Forrester has been forced to retire from rugby aged just 27 after failing to recover from a horrific knee injury he suffered against Bristol in April 2007.
"Naturally, I am devastated my career has ended in this way but I have poured every ounce of effort into getting back to fitness for more than 16 months but I now know it's not going to be enough." Forrester told www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk
Gloucester boss Dean Ryan added: "When any player's career is cut short through injury it is a tragic waste but even more so in James's case because he was such a prodigious talent."