Harlequins and England scrum-half Danny Care has announced his retirement from international rugby after 15 years.
The 37-year-old walks away having made his 100th appearance in the 23-22 win over Ireland during this year's Six Nations. Care, who has featured a record 369 times for Harlequins during his career, played in all five of England's Six Nations matches. Farrell: Social media abuse 'hard to get away from'Red Roses thrash Italy in Six Nations 'To play for England once was a dream come true.
' Care made his England debut at the age of 21 against New Zealand in June 2008 and has since gone on to win the Six Nations in 2011 and 2017 either side of the Grand Slam in 2016, while also playing at two Rugby World Cups in 2015 and 2023. He scored 15 tries and three drop-goals during his international career and was just the seventh player to reach 100 caps for England, making his 101st and final appearance against France.
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