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eNCA
18-05-2025
- Sport
- eNCA
Care 'incredibly blessed' as Harlequins edge Exeter in his final home game
Danny Care said he felt "incredibly blessed with what I've achieved" as Harlequins marked his final home game before retirement with a hard-fought 24-22 English Premiership win over Exeter on Sunday. Care, 38, was introduced as a 64th-minute replacement at the Stoop when his side trailed by one point but a late penalty from England fly-half Marcus Smith sealed victory for Harlequins. Former England scrum-half Care announced Tuesday he would retire from rugby at the end of this season. Care won 101 caps for England over 16 years and called time on his international career after last year's Six Nations. He featured at two Rugby World Cups and was a member of England's Grand Slam-winning team of 2016, also lifting Six Nations titles in 2011 and 2017. Care has played nearly 400 times for London club Harlequins, winning the Premiership twice and the Challenge Cup in 2011. He is also Quins' all-time leading appearance-maker in the professional era. "I came here as a 19-year old, so I'm incredibly blessed with what I've achieved," said Care after Sunday's match. "I owe this club so much as they've stuck by me through thick and thin with the crowd singing my name loudly which is far more than I deserve." He added: "I haven't cried in years but I've cried about 20 times this week." Harlequins coach Danny Wilson said: "Danny has had a phenomenal career with close to 400 games. He is a top bloke and a true Quins legend and I don't think his feats will be repeated again." Cadan Murley, Will Porter and Smith scored Harlequins' tries, with Smith converting all three and landing what proved to be a decisive penalty. Tommy Wyatt, Rus Tuima and Stu Townsend scored Exeter's tries with Henry Slade adding two conversions and a penalty. This may have been Exeter's 13th defeat in 17 Premiership matches his season but boss Rob Baxter was encouraged by way his the southwest side competed against Quins.
France 24
18-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Care 'incredibly blessed' as Harlequins edge Exeter in his final home game
Care, 38, was introduced as a 64th-minute replacement at the Stoop when his side trailed by one point but a late penalty from England fly-half Marcus Smith sealed victory for Harlequins. Former England scrum-half Care announced Tuesday he would retire from rugby at the end of this season. Care won 101 caps for England over 16 years and called time on his international career after last year's Six Nations. He featured at two Rugby World Cups and was a member of England's Grand Slam-winning team of 2016, also lifting Six Nations titles in 2011 and 2017. Care has played nearly 400 times for London club Harlequins, winning the Premiership twice and the Challenge Cup in 2011. He is also Quins' all-time leading appearance-maker in the professional era. "I came here as a 19-year old, so I'm incredibly blessed with what I've achieved," said Care after Sunday's match. "I owe this club so much as they've stuck by me through thick and thin with the crowd singing my name loudly which is far more than I deserve." He added: "I haven't cried in years but I've cried about 20 times this week." Harlequins coach Danny Wilson said: "Danny has had a phenomenal career with close to 400 games. He is a top bloke and a true Quins legend and I don't think his feats will be repeated again." Cadan Murley, Will Porter and Smith scored Harlequins' tries, with Smith converting all three and landing what proved to be a decisive penalty. Tommy Wyatt, Rus Tuima and Stu Townsend scored Exeter's tries with Henry Slade adding two conversions and a penalty. This may have been Exeter's 13th defeat in 17 Premiership matches his season but boss Rob Baxter was encouraged by way his the southwest side competed against Quins. "Today we had the emotion and togetherness to stay in the fight with our discipline much improved," he said. © 2025 AFP
The 42
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Former England scrum-half Danny Care to retire
FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Danny Care announced on Tuesday he will retire from rugby at the end of the 2024/25 season. The 38-year-old won 101 caps for England over 16 years and called time on his international career after last year's Six Nations. He featured at two Rugby World Cups and was part of England's Grand Slam-winning team of 2016, also lifting Six Nations titles in 2011 and 2017. Care has played nearly 400 times for Harlequins, winning the Premiership twice and the Challenge Cup in 2011. Advertisement He is the London club's all-time leading appearance-maker in the professional era. 'So, it's finally time,' said Care. 'Unfortunately, after 19 years of playing for this incredible club, I'm going to be retiring from rugby at the end of the season. 'I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting a lad from Leeds come down to this club and feel like home from day one.' England coach Steve Borthwick paid tribute to his former player. 'Danny has been the heartbeat of every team he's played for, with his passion, skill, and energy lighting up stadiums wherever he went,' he said. 'He's given everything to rugby and I congratulate him on a brilliant career. On behalf of the team, we wish him the best in the next chapter.' Harlequins chief executive Laurie Dalrymple said: 'It's hard to put into words the impact Danny has had on not just Harlequins rugby club, but the sport of rugby union as a whole. 'As he steps away from the professional game, he leaves behind an incredible legacy.' After his retirement, Care will represent Harlequins in an ambassadorial role. The club are currently seventh in the 10-team English Premiership with two games to go of the regular season and are unlikely to reach the play-offs. – © AFP 2025
France 24
13-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Former England scrum-half Care to retire
The 38-year-old won 101 caps for England over 16 years and called time on his international career after last year's Six Nations. He featured at two Rugby World Cups and was part of England's Grand Slam-winning team of 2016, also lifting Six Nations titles in 2011 and 2017. Care has played nearly 400 times for Harlequins, winning the Premiership twice and the Challenge Cup in 2011. He is the London club's all-time leading appearance-maker in the professional era. "So, it's finally time," said Care. "Unfortunately, after 19 years of playing for this incredible club, I'm going to be retiring from rugby at the end of the season. "I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting a lad from Leeds come down to this club and feel like home from day one." England coach Steve Borthwick paid tribute to his former player. "Danny has been the heartbeat of every team he's played for, with his passion, skill, and energy lighting up stadiums wherever he went," he said. "He's given everything to rugby and I congratulate him on a brilliant career. On behalf of the team, we wish him the best in the next chapter." Harlequins chief executive Laurie Dalrymple said: "It's hard to put into words the impact Danny has had on not just Harlequins rugby club, but the sport of rugby union as a whole. "As he steps away from the professional game, he leaves behind an incredible legacy." After his retirement, Care will represent Harlequins in an ambassadorial role. The club are currently seventh in the 10-team English Premiership with two games to go of the regular season and are unlikely to reach the play-offs.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ex-England scrum-half Care to retire from rugby
Former England scrum-half Danny Care has announced his retirement from rugby after amassing 101 Test caps and a record 394 appearances for Harlequins. The 38-year-old, who called time on his international career after last year's Six Nations, will hang up his boots at the end of the current season. Care had previously said he wanted to end his club career after the 2025-26 season, a campaign that would have been his 20th at the Stoop. "So, it's finally time. Unfortunately, after 19 years of playing for this incredible club, I'm going to be retiring from rugby at the end of the season," said Care. "I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting a lad from Leeds come down to this club and feel like home from day one." He leaves with two Premiership titles to his name, along with the European Challenge Cup success secured via victory over Stade Francais in the 2011 final. Care, a promising youth footballer, initially played for Leeds Tykes before being signed by Harlequins in 2006. A 21-year-old Care made his England debut in June 2008, and was one of Quins' star performers as they beat Leicester Tigers 30-23 in the 2012 Premiership final. Care was central to the team's title-winning campaign nine years later, when, in the wake of coach Paul Gustard's departure, they won five of their last seven regular-season games to propel themselves into the play-offs, before dramatically beating Bristol and Exeter to lift the Premiership trophy. On the international stage, he was part of England's Grand Slam-winning team of 2016, while also lifting Six Nations titles in 2011 and 2017. However, he missed the run to the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup after being left out of the team for nearly three years by then head coach Eddie Jones. Care returned to the fold in summer 2022 and appeared regularly off the bench as England lost to eventual champions South Africa in the last four of France 2023. Ackermann, Harris and Clarke among Gloucester exits The Farrell debate and fancy dress season
