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Evening Standard
George Flood

Danny Care to retire from rugby after 19 years with Harlequins: 'It's finally time'

All-time great: Danny Care has played almost 400 times for Harlequins after joining from Leeds Tykes back in 2006 - (Getty Images)

Harlequins and former England scrum-half Danny Care has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the end of the season.

The 38-year-old announced on Tuesday that he was hanging up his boots after almost two decades with Quins, making 393 total appearances across all competitions - a club record in the professional era - and scoring 111 tries and 587 points after joining as a teenager from Leeds Tykes in 2006.

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