Fergus McFadden Retires

After an impressive tally of 184 caps for Leinster and 33 caps for Ireland, utility back Fergus McFadden has announced that he will retire from the game at the end of the 2020 season.

"They say the best time to leave a party is when you're still having fun so the time has come for me to announce my retirement from the end of the season," he said, "It’s hard to put into words what a privilege it has been to have had such a long career playing for the team I grew up supporting and pulling on a green jersey to play for my country. It has been a dream come true.”

McFadden’s former teammate and current Leinster head coach, Leo Cullen had this to say:

"Fergus has been an amazing contributor to lots of great things that have taken place in Leinster and Irish rugby and he's definitely one of the great characters that we’ve had around in the group.

“The versatility piece that Fergus has is hugely important. It can go against some players and tough calls not going their way but he would always do what’s best for the team. For example, even though typically your ten would take kicks, Fergus had no problem stepping up at crucial moments to take the pressure off someone. He had so many strings to his bow and he’s going to be a great loss to the group."