Alex Rieder didn't play much for Wasps but his story of a career cut short at the age of 28 due to serious injury is a stark reminder of rugby's brutality.
It is always a shame when a player is forced to quit through injury and the Wasps back row now joins that category of forwards gone too soon.
Marcus Watson's try and two Jimmy Gopperth penalties helped Wasps to beat Exeter Chiefs, but the victory may have come at a cost.
Danny Care was one of many England players to come through the academy system in Leeds - now Yorkshire - but that facility has now been shut by the RFU.