When Ant Walker had to quit rugby league due to a rare brain condition, missing Wales duty proved the most painful aspect.
But five years after being rocked by that news, the Bradford Bulls prop finally proudly represented his country again against France on Sunday. And now he’s gearing up to make sure he doesn’t miss another World Cup. Ex-St Helens and Wakefield forward Walker was concussed playing for Rochdale in 2017.
Scans revealed a potentially fatal condition called arteriovenous malformation which he’d had since birth. Walker was told to stop playing - just two days before being due to fly to Australia for the 2017 World Cup. After two years of radiotherapy, though, he was given the green light to start again, linking up with Bradford last term.
