36 retires at the age of 35

[Puja]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union ... gedey0vydo

Goldington Road finishing school legend leaving the game . Worked very hard to come back from being rejected by Tigers' academy and then go on to have a pretty decent career, all things told. Such a good player when he was on top form.

Puja

[FKAS]

Never quite fulfilled his potential, I always thought whilst he was very good there was just another step for him that would raise his game up proper international level.

Quite frankly I'd take him as a squad depth player at Tigers next season give our lack of flyhalf cover currently.

[Mr Mwenda]

Part of the legendary Wigglesworth, Launchbury and Twelve trees holy trinity of names.

Pulborough's finest!

[Mellsblue]

A missed opportunity.
Loved watching him play - the rugby playing definition of ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’. Oh for one more season at GR. imagine a Booj - 12T centre partnership *insert numerous aubergine emojis here*

[Banquo]

Never quite fulfilled his potential, I always thought whilst he was very good there was just another step for him that would raise his game up proper international level.

Quite frankly I'd take him as a squad depth player at Tigers next season give our lack of flyhalf cover currently.

too young, surely?

[Oakboy]

Did England get the best out of him? Hands as good as his should have produced more with the right backing/coaching. Worse players than him have done well at centre for Wales and Scotland, for example.

[fivepointer]

Never quite fulfilled his potential, I always thought whilst he was very good there was just another step for him that would raise his game up proper international level.

Quite frankly I'd take him as a squad depth player at Tigers next season give our lack of flyhalf cover currently.

He was just off top level. Seemed to have all the qualities but a lack of composure was a real weakness i thought.

Pity as he looked very good at times.

[Which Tyler]

Billy's downsides were never about his skills with a rugby ball, all about the psychology.
Capable of throwing a 40m double miss-pass for the winger to take at pace and without breaking stride, wide of the defence one minute, to then fail to hit a barn door with a 3m pass the next.

He's someone I just wish a decent sports psychologist had got their hands on as a teenager, but lived in a time where that would still have been an admission of failure and source of ridicule.