Felix Jones forced to retire due to neck injury

thomond2006 · 28-10-2015 5:18pm #1

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/21426.php#.VjD1AssnyHs

Very sad news of another premature retirement due to injury. All the best to Felix. He really stood out as a player who never shirked the physical side of the game despite sustaining many serious injuries during his time with Munster. In recent seasons he had become a rock of the backline and a leader on the pitch.

bilston · 28-10-2015 5:20pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/21426.php#.VjD1AssnyHs

Very sad news of another premature retirement due to injury. All the best to Felix.

FFS that's an absolute shocker!

Devastating for him.

All the best to him in his retirement.

hardCopy · 28-10-2015 5:21pm

Really sad to hear.

Teferi · 28-10-2015 5:29pm

Really sad to hear.

stephen_n · 28-10-2015 5:32pm

Just saw it on Facebook and was shocked, didn't even know he was injured. Very sad to see any player forced into retirement, hopefully he walks away with no long term damage though.

sydthebeat · 28-10-2015 5:34pm

jesus thats out of the blue!!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 28-10-2015 5:35pm

Sad news.

Who will we argue about now?

tbm · 28-10-2015 5:36pm

Ah jaysus that's awful!

shootermacg · 28-10-2015 5:36pm

Bad news indeed, wishing him the very best in the future!

Utah_Saint · 28-10-2015 5:38pm

shocking news. I wish him all the best for the future.

I honestly didn't know much about him until Joe brought him through the Ireland setup. Anytime I saw him play he really impressed me. Had serious gas to beat his man...

.ak · 28-10-2015 5:39pm

Woah, that's terrible news.

Was it related to his old neck injury?

Cookiemunster · 28-10-2015 5:40pm

.ak wrote: »

Woah, that's terrible news.

Was it related to his old neck injury?

He injured his neck again against Glasgow last month.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 28-10-2015 5:41pm

He's the only FB listed on Munster Rugby's squad page. Will Zebo be fully converted to FB now?

Teferi · 28-10-2015 5:42pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

He's the only FB listed on Munster Rugby's squad page. Will Zebo be fully converted to FB now?

You'd imagine he'll be there full-time now unless one of the Argies coming over is a 15.

Cookiemunster · 28-10-2015 5:43pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

He's the only FB listed on Munster Rugby's squad page. Will Zebo be fully converted to FB now?

Conway, Zebo and Hurley can play FB. I think Ronan O'Mahony has played there too.

Stheno · 28-10-2015 5:45pm

Sad news, hope he has no long term damage

Zzippy · 28-10-2015 5:47pm

Awful news, hopefully (rugby aside) the injury doesn't hamper him and he has no lasting pain. Goes to show how fickle the sport can be.

Brewster · 28-10-2015 5:47pm

Shocked to hear this. I wish him every good wish for the future, whatever it may hold.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 28-10-2015 5:47pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Conway, Zebo and Hurley can play FB. I think Ronan O'Mahony has played there too.

You'd be looking at Conway or Zebo for the future though, Hurley is 31.

It's a shame for Ireland because after Kearney, Jones is the only "real" FB I can think of. If Kearney was to miss the 6 Nations, for example, Jones would have been the automatic replacement, don't you think?

Pudsy33 · 28-10-2015 5:51pm

**** sake that's awful. We have had far too many early retirements recently, with Ferris, McLaughlin and now Jones. Really really sad. I never really suscribed to the idea that rugby needs big changes to keep players safe but it make you wonder.

connemara man · 28-10-2015 5:52pm

Terrible news, hopefully he can have a good life outside of Rugby

phog · 28-10-2015 5:52pm

Terrible news for Jones. He was more than a FB for Munster as he had taken on a leadership role and had captained us a few times last season. He was also well liked by Joe.

Best of Luck to him in whatever his future holds for him.

tbm · 28-10-2015 5:52pm

Yes, Jones would have almost certainly been the second choice 15 for Ireland. Schmidt is a fan.

As has been said, I just hope their nipping something in the bud and he's not in too much pain.

awec · 28-10-2015 5:53pm

Well this news sucks.

colster · 28-10-2015 6:00pm

Terrible news. Hopefully the injury isn't too bad and he makes a speedy recovery.

subfreq · 28-10-2015 6:08pm

Gutted for him. Always enjoyed watching him play in Blue, Red and Green.

Hyperbullet · 28-10-2015 6:09pm

Reading his statement is heartbreaking. I don't think he expected it himself. All the best to the guy, he deserves to be successful off the field, considering he gave everything on it.

wp_rathead · 28-10-2015 6:23pm

He did so well to comeback from the horror injury vs Connacht all those years ago...
Did a documentary recently about wheelchair access in Ireland - with Shane Byrne and Jamie Heaslip (and I think David Wallace)

Am I mistaken to say he was in a band aswell when younger? Maybe he has a career in music?

Wish him all the best

rrpc · 28-10-2015 6:32pm

Puts the discussion on the Ireland thread in perspective. These guys aren't machines and this kind of thing is happening far too often to relatively young players.

As others have said, I hope this has no long term impact on his life after rugby.

90 caps for Munster says it all really.

errlloyd · 28-10-2015 6:33pm

Munster lost a fullback, Ireland lost a squad man, but my school just lost the only international we've produced in decades. Always been a huge fan of his. Sad tidings

Tomtom364 · 28-10-2015 6:59pm

wp_rathead wrote: »

He did so well to comeback from the horror injury vs Connacht all those years ago...
Did a documentary recently about wheelchair access in Ireland - with Shane Byrne and Jamie Heaslip (and I think David Wallace)

Am I mistaken to say he was in a band aswell when younger? Maybe he has a career in music?

Wish him all the best

hermatige green, barry murphys band

Felix Jones forced to retire due to neck injury

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