hiː hædtə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚ fɹʌm ɹˈʌɡbi ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ˈæftɚɹ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv kəŋkˈʌʃənz ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɪndʒɚɹiz, ænd ɐ vˈɛɹi lˈɔŋ ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi pˈiəɹɪəd tə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚ fɹʌm hɪz fˈaɪnəl ˌɔnfˈiːld kəŋkˈʌʃən tˈuː jˈɪɹz.
He had to retire from rugby in 2007 after a series of concussions and other injuries, and a very long recovery period to recover from his final on-field concussion (2 years).