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Hollie Baker

'Saddened' Wales prop puts international career on hold amid 'challenging' circumstances

Wales prop Cara Hope has announced she will be stepping back from international rugby to focus on her medicine degree.

The front-rower, who plays her club rugby at newly-crowned Premier 15s champions Gloucester-Hartpury, said balancing professional sport while studying full-time medicine has left her "in a challenging place."

Hope made her debut for Wales in the 2018 Six Nations and has won 27 caps, which she hopes to add to.

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