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England Star Abby Dow Retires at 28 to Pursue Engineering

The World Cup winner departs after 59 caps, 50 tries, with coach John Mitchell calling her the game's leading right wing.

Overview

  • Dow confirmed her immediate retirement months after starting in England’s 2025 World Cup final victory over Canada.
  • She leaves with 59 England appearances, 50 tries and 245 points, plus seven Six Nations titles including six Grand Slams and two WXV1 crowns.
  • Her final England match came in the Twickenham final before a record crowd of 81,885 at the Allianz Stadium.
  • She notched her 50th and last Test try in the quarter-final against Scotland during the tournament.
  • Dow, who holds a master’s in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London, said she is following her other passion as Mitchell praised her as “arguably the best right winger in world rugby.”