Former England player Twelvetrees retires

Former England subordinate Billy Twelvetrees has retired astatine nan property of 35, his nine Ealing Trailfinders person said.

The versatile Gloucester fable played astatine centre and fly-half and earned 22 caps, his past coming successful 2015.

He won nan Championship pinch Trailfinders successful his past season.

Twelvetrees began his profession pinch Bedford Blues earlier joining Leicester Tigers successful 2009, wherever he won nan Premiership successful his first season.

He moved to Gloucester successful 2012 and made 273 appearances successful an 11-year profession pinch nan Cherry and Whites.

He was named nine skipper astatine nan commencement of nan 2014-15 play and led nan nine to their 2nd European Challenge Cup title.

Posting connected X, Gloucester said: "A existent Cherry & White fable calling it a day. Thanks for each nan memories, Billy."

At Trailfinders he was portion of nan first squad extracurricular nan apical formation to scope a Premiership Rugby Cup semi-final, arsenic good arsenic winning nan second-tier title.

"Although we only had Billy pinch america for a year, he made a large effect connected our squad. His profession speaks for itself and he tin beryllium incredibly proud of each that he has achieved," Ealing head of rugby Bill Ward told nan club's website., external

"We will miss him arsenic a player, but much than that he is 1 of nan bully guys and a really bully bloke that we will miss moreover more.

"We wish him each nan champion for nan future."