Grace: Injury left Racing staff tearful

WALES wing Regan Grace has opened up about his injury-hit career in rugby union, revealing that staff at one club were left in tears after he suffered another cruel setback.

- JOHN JONES

After scoring 89 tries in 143 games for St Helens, the 29-year-old converted from league to union in the summer of 2022 as he joined Top 14 side Racing 92.

However, he never played a game in Paris, as a ruptured Achilles ahead of the move saw him spend his time in France on the sidelines, while he suffered a recurrence of the same injury months into his recovery.

Grace was released by Racing the following year and moved to Bath, but played just twice before joining Cardiff on a six-month contract at the start of this year.

He made four appearances for the capital side before departing at the end of the season and, while he was linked with a return to rugby league, he signed a short-term deal with Sale Sharks in November.