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Roberts reveals 'crazy' start to his life as new doctor
Western Mail
|August 25, 2025
WALES rugby legend Jamie Roberts has revealed his “crazy” first month as a junior doctor.
The former Wales centre always thrived under pressure on the rugby field but it is nothing compared to what he has so far faced as a junior doctor with the Cardiff and Vale Foundation Trust.
Roberts, from Cardiff, works four days a week as a resident doctor and his first few weeks in the job have been a whirlwind, facing some difficult moments already. But, as he says, it’s all part and parcel of the role.
“The first couple of weeks have been crazy,” he told MailOnline.
“I've been involved in a resuscitation where unfortunately the patient didn’t make it, a collapsed lung and a patient who had a fitting condition. That's come quite early.
“But it's part of the job. I've probably used my mind more in the last two weeks than I have in the last two years and that’s given me great pleasure because it's what I enjoy. I’m stretching myself.
This story is from the August 25, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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