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    Ben Youngs, England's most-capped male player, to retire from rugby in June

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    • Scrum-half has played 332 matches for Leicester
    • He won a record 127 England caps and toured with Lions

    The end of the road is finally approaching for England's most-capped male player. Ben Youngs, who made a record 127 appearances for his country, has confirmed he will be retiring from professional rugby in June after more than 500 senior games for Leicester, England, the Barbarians and the British & Irish Lions in a career spanning 18 years.

    Youngs has been a one-club man since his Tigers debut as a 17-year-old in 2007 but, at 35, will hang up his boots at the end of the current Premiership season. A five-times Premiership winner and three times a runner-up, he has played 332 matches for Leicester to date.

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