Former Wallaby Dan Palmer lost passion for rugby, then weight

By Chris Dutton
Updated October 25 2014 - 10:13pm, first published 10:00pm
Dan Palmer has shed 20kg since retiring from rugby this year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Dan Palmer has shed 20kg since retiring from rugby this year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A bulked-up Dan Palmer, at his playing peak for the Wallabies in 2012.
A bulked-up Dan Palmer, at his playing peak for the Wallabies in 2012.
Dan Palmer has shed 20kg since retiring from rugby this year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Dan Palmer has shed 20kg since retiring from rugby this year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A bulked-up Dan Palmer, at his playing peak for the Wallabies in 2012.
A bulked-up Dan Palmer, at his playing peak for the Wallabies in 2012.
Dan Palmer has shed 20kg since retiring from rugby this year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Dan Palmer has shed 20kg since retiring from rugby this year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A bulked-up Dan Palmer, at his playing peak for the Wallabies in 2012.
A bulked-up Dan Palmer, at his playing peak for the Wallabies in 2012.

He was once a debt collector and a feared scrumming prop described as one of the toughest in Super Rugby, but former Wallaby Dan Palmer has shed 20 kilograms since his shock retirement, admitting he lost passion for the game less than two years after his Test debut.

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