Former England International, Nick Easter, has announced that he will retire from the Rugby Union after a successful career.
The Harlequins veteran secured 54 caps for his country, scoring a hat-trick against Uruguay in his final appearance for England.
Easter made more appearance for his club, Harlequins, than any other player who competed in the professional era, with 281 games under his belt.
He expressed that his decision to retire was to focus on coaching full-time, as he took on a player-coaching role for Harlequins in April to tutor the club’s defence.
I realised that whether I’m playing or coaching, there was no possible way I would be able to give 100% to both of my roles at the same time.
I thought, why not grab the opportunity of becoming a coach with both hands, give it my best shot and feel privileged to be in a position to go out on my own terms after 12 great years as a player for Harlequins?
Easter’s career was a success, leading Quins to their maiden Aviva Premiership title back in 2012 and appearing at three World Cups with England.
At 37-years-old, he has deemed it the right time to hang up his boots, nine years after making his debut for England.
Easter is also England’s oldest try-scorer after scoring in last year’s Six Nations tournament.
Other honours include assisting Harlequins to promotion from the National One league in 2006 and winning the Challenge Cup and LV= Cup in 2011 and 2013 respectively.
