Ben Youngs will bring down the curtain on his 18-year career and retire from professional rugby at the end of the season.

England’s most capped men’s player Ben Youngs is to retire at the end of the season. The 35-year-old scrum-half, who racked up his 332nd appearance for Leicester at the weekend, made his senior debut in 2007 and went on to win five Premiership titles.

England's most-capped men's player Ben Youngs has announced he will retire at the end of the 2024-25 season. The scrum-half, 35, played in 127 Tests for his country and won four Six Nations titles, as well as five Premiership titles with Leicester Tigers.