Injury forces Newcastle Knights cult hero Nathan Ross to retire
Newcastle will announce popular winger Nathan Ross’ retirement from the NRL in the coming days because of a groin injury.
Newcastle will announce popular winger Nathan Ross’ retirement from the NRL in the coming days because of a groin injury.
Ross is set to be medically retired after failing to recover following off-season surgery, however it’s expected that any announcement may take up to a week.
The club must receive clearance from the NRL before ticking off on the 30-year-old’s decision to end a 60-game career.
Ross was famously told by former Knights coach Wayne Bennett he would never make it as a first-grader before making his debut as a 26-year-old in 2015.
He quit a $125,000-a-year job in the mines to take up a $25,000 part-time contract with the Knights and was forced to pour beers at his local pub to make ends meet.
Knights chief executive Philip Gardner praised Ross as a poster boy for perseverance and for the way he was embraced by the Newcastle community.
Originally published as Injury forces Newcastle Knights cult hero Nathan Ross to retire
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