sentences:  Unaware of the severity of the injury, Richard continued to play and then had an operation over Christmas to repair his shoulder.He returned to action at the beginning of the year but his shoulder problem reoccurred.It was at this point, in May 2009 and after of trying many different courses of treatment to repair his shoulder, Richard was advised the damage to his shoulder was irreversible and following the second operation on his shoulder that year, he was advised he should not play rugby anymore.