Marcus St Hilaire of Oldham will retire at end of this season - Rugby League News
Marcus St Hilaire has announced his retirement at on September 8, which will finish off his 17-year-old rugby league career. He will hang up his boots at the end of the current season this year.
The Roughyeds’ play-offs, which are kicking-off this Sunday, at Roughyeds, St. will usher in the end of Hilaire’s rugby league stint.
Hillarie’s pofile is studded with 300 appearances to date. His elaborate professional profile boasts his Super League Grand Final with Leeds in 1998 along with Challenge Cup at Wembley in 1999.
This much talked about retirement was also expected four years ago, when he left Bradford Bulls but he was talked into not leaving the rugby league to play for two more year in an Oldham jersey.
This Irish player, who is currently representing Oldham, has played for England’s team twice and is a member of England rugby union sevens team at the Commonwealth Games of 2002.
While speaking about his quit from the world of rugby, St. Hilaire added, “I’ll miss the club and the boys and I’ll miss the game. I would hate to stand in the way of a younger player and there are loads of them at the club who are fully deserving of their
chance. Players like Shaun Robinson, Matthew Fogarty and Jamie Dallimore, just to name three, have done superbly well since they stepped up and they have all the attributes to make a mark on the game. They are not on their own, either. You’ve only to look
at the success of the reserves to see that.”
He is leaving with a content heart. He further clarified that his move is not based around his stay with Oldham, but is because of his ageing body, which is no longer fit enough for his on-field role, no matter how much he desires to continue playing for
Oldham. He believes that the future of the club is with younger blood.
It was further added by him that it is his time to plan out things for his future, which he no longer sees on-field.
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