Injury could signal end of the line for Amos

THE career of Wales and Cardiff full-back Hallam Amos looks like it could be over after he suffered what appeared to be a hamstring injury against Munster on Friday night.

The 27-year-old was the shining light in blue and black in what was an entertaining first half at Musgrave Park, but his time on the artificial turf was cut short around the half-hour mark.

After making a break, Amos stayed down on the deck, clutching the back of his right leg.

There was an air of resignation on his face as he appeared to be diagnosing himself when in conversation with the physios on the field. He was then helped on to the back of a stretcher and his team-mates on the replacements’ bench rose to their feet to clap him off as he exited the field.

The 25-cap international has taken the early decision to hang up his boots at the end of this season to pursue a career in medicine.

With just three games left, this may well be the last time we see Amos on a rugby field.

It capped a disappointing night for Cardiff, who were beaten 42-21, with Dillon Lewis and Rory Thornton also leaving the field injured.

But director of rugby Dao Young was pleased with the efforts of his players in Cork.

He said: “The scoreboard was unkind to us. It was a lot closer game than the scoreboard suggests.

“Munster were more clinical than us, when they had opportunities but the effort, commitment and energy was first class.

“We pushed them a lot closer than the scoreboard suggests. A few exits went awry, which put us under pressure.

“That gave them opportunities to get points, as did the restarts.

“They got the first three restarts back after we scored.

“So we weren’t able to continue to put pressure on them and build momentum. We played some good stuff and left one or two try-scoring opportunities out there.

“But it was a huge step up from where we’ve been over the last two weeks in everything we did.

“You’ve got to take the positives out of it.

“The scoreboard suggests it’s a heavy defeat but we were up against a very good team and pushed them really close.

“We’ll take the positives out of tonight, build on them and work on the things that let us down.”