Harlequins and England legend Danny Care has introduced he’ll retire from skilled rugby on the finish of the season.
Care, 38, received 101 caps for England at scrum-half, and performed at Gallagher Premiership facet Harlequins for 19 years. He steps away from the sport as Harlequins’ all-time main appearance-maker within the skilled period with 394 matches to his title. He joined the membership from Leeds Tykes in 2006 and helped them to the Premiership title in 2012 and 2021, alongside the Problem Cup in 2011.
With England, Care received three Six Nations titles (2011, 2016 and 2017) and helped information them to the semifinals of the 2023 World Cup.
He steps away from the sport as a much-loved participant and can proceed to work for Harlequins in an ambassadorial function alongside his media duties.
“So, it is lastly time” Care mentioned. “Sadly, after 19 years of enjoying for this unimaginable membership, I will be retiring from rugby on the finish of the season. I simply needed to say thanks from the underside of my coronary heart for letting a lad from Leeds come right down to this membership and really feel like residence from day one.
“To all of the followers. Thanks for the whole lot you’ve got given me and my household. As I mentioned, you introduced us into your hearts. You’ve got sung my title louder than it is ever deserved. And I am unable to actually put into phrases what representing this membership and enjoying in entrance of you all has meant to me.
“To Charles and to Duncan, the homeowners of the membership — two magnificent individuals, who’ve given me this chance to play right here, and have caught by me all these years — thanks each. I might additionally wish to thank all my superb teammates, all of the coaches, workers members who’ve been part of my profession. I can be supporting this membership eternally, and I am going to all the time be a Quin.”
Harlequins CEO Laurie Dalrymple, added: “It is exhausting to place into phrases the affect Danny has had on not simply Harlequins Rugby Membership, however the sport of Rugby Union as a complete. As he steps away from the skilled recreation, he leaves behind an unimaginable legacy – near 400 appearances for Harlequins and over a century of worldwide caps for England is not any small feat.
“Danny is a participant and one who embodies the values of our membership, and he is made a long-lasting mark each on the sector and in our group in his 19 years at The Stoop.”
England head coach Steve Borthwick mentioned: “Danny has been the heartbeat of each workforce he is performed for, together with his ardour, ability, and power lighting up stadiums wherever he went.
“He is given the whole lot to rugby, and I congratulate him on a superb profession. On behalf of the workforce, we want him the very best within the subsequent chapter — although figuring out Danny, we’ll quickly hear his voice on our screens, bringing the identical ardour and character he delivered to the pitch.”
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