Seven Rugby stars who are qualified doctors

He studied medicine at the University of the Free State and became a qualified doctor, making him one of the few players in the professional era of rugby union to have a career outside of the sport while playing professionally.

Wales and British and Irish Lions star Jamie Roberts graduated from Cardiff University's School of Medicine as a Doctor in 2013. Following the 2015 Rugby World Cup, he began studying towards a masters at Cambridge University.

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Scotland international Geoff Cross was often carried off with horrific self-inflicted head injuries. Many people found this ironic as Cross is a qualified doctor.

Webb is a specialist knee surgeon and former English rugby union fullback. Since retiring from sport in 1993, he has focused on his career in orthopaedic surgery and has treated a number of professional rugby players and athletes

Ex-international Felipe Contepomi is currently a coach of the Argentina national team and a doctor.

Like his former teammate Felipe Contepomi, Rodrigo is a qualified doctor. He developed a reputation as one of the world game's most destructive scrummagers.

The former Wales captain went to Llandovery College and then Cardiff Medical School. Capped 13 times by Wales, five as skipper, before suffering a severe spinal cord injury playing for Cardiff against Swansea in December 1997 which ended his career. He recovered sufficiently to develop a career as a rugby critic on television before returning to his career as a doctor in Cardiff.