Mair at White Island, New Zealand

Mair at White Island, New Zealand

Rugby-mad Mair Dyer gained three international caps for Wales before a knee injury ended her career - now as a senior house officer at the accident and emergency department of Morriston Hospital, Swansea she sorts out other people's injuries.

Mair, 27, returned to Wales last year after completing her medical training in London and spending time in New Zealand. She reflects: "My time in London and New Zealand made me appreciate the excellent quality of life back home in Wales, as well as the other advantages of being near my family in Carmarthen and in a Welsh-speaking environment."

Her early education was at Llangain Primary School and Brechfa Primary School, before going onto Ysgol Gyfun Bro Myrddin, Carmarthen, where she completed her GCSE's and A Levels. 

In 1997 Mair went to the Charing Cross Medical School in London, where she trained for six years before achieving her MBBS qualification - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

After graduating, she worked as a house officer for six months at a hospital in Ascot, before spending a further six months gaining surgery experience at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

In 2004 she was jetting off to New Zealand. Was she drawn by her love of rugby or was it to gain more experience? Mair spent four months in Dunedin, South Island and a further four months at a small hospital at Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, North Island before returning to Wales in 2005 to take up her post at Morriston Hospital.

During her rugby career she played for Carmarthen Quins while at school and for her medical school when based in London. Her three caps came against England, Scotland and Ireland during the 1997-98 season.