Former England full-back and Northampton Saints veteran Ben Foden has announced his decision to retire from rugby.
After an 18-year career spent playing among some of the sport's top competitions, the 36-year-old will step down from his playing duties. The announcement comes midway through the current Major League Rugby campaign, where he'd been contracted with Rugby New York since 2019.
Foden started a glittering Premiership career with Sale Sharks, where he made his Premiership debut in 2005 and went on to win his first English title the following year. He joined Northampton in 2008 and scored 59 tries in 251 appearances for the club, lifting the Premiership crown again when they beat Saracens in the 2014 final.
