Long-term ankle injury forces Connacht centre to retire at 26

Connacht have confirmed that that Kyle Tonetti has retired from the game of rugby due to a long-standing ankle injury.

During his time at Connacht, Tonetti earned 18 senior caps with the past two campaigns dogged by a lengthy battle with injury. Although he recovered sufficiently to play two more times for the province last season, the ankle injury had never fully recovered and following consultations with a number of medical teams, he was left with no choice but to hang up his boots.