Jake Ball: Wales and Scarlets lock retires aged 34

Born in Asco but raised in Australia from the age of 16, Ball arrived in Llanelli in 2012 from Super Rugby side Western Power.

In a nine-year spell, Ball was part of the Scarlets side that won the Pro12 League title in 2017 and reached the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup the following year.

Ball will leave the Scarlets in 2021 and return to Australia to play in Japan before returning to Wales.

“The Scarlets fans here are a great bunch, their passion for the team is unbelievable and they’ve been fantastic to me and my family,” Ball said.

There were some incredible heights in 2017 in the lead up to winning the Championship and Europe the following year.

“It was a special time with a special group of players. I will always remember the friendship, they made my time here very memorable.”

Ball, who qualifies for Wales through his father from Colwyn Bay, made his Wales debut in 2014.

In the year He was part of the 2019 Grand Slam winning team and a World Cup semi-finalist.

Although the absurd lock formed an international partnership with Alun Wyn Jones, even though the pair were famous Participant in the training ground In the year Six Nations campaign in 2021.

Ball played his final test. In the victory over Italy In the year He was in Rome in March 2021 as Wales won the Six Nations trophy that season.

He is the latest Grand Slam-winning Wales international to announce his retirement following his former Scarlets trio. Liam Williams, George North And Leigh Halfpenny.