Ex-England lock Deacon retires
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Leicester Tigers' former England lock Louis Deacon has retired because of injury after 15 years with the club.
The 34-year-old played 274 times during a one-team career, helping Tigers win the Heineken Cup and Anglo-Welsh Cup twice, as well as six Premierships.
He won 29 international caps and was part of Martin Johnson's squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Deacon has not played this season and is coaching part-time with Spain for the European Rugby Championships.
His retirement is another blow to Leicester's second-row this term after England's
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The 34-year-old played 274 times during a one-team career, helping Tigers win the Heineken Cup and Anglo-Welsh Cup twice, as well as six Premierships.
He won 29 international caps and was part of Martin Johnson's squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Deacon has not played this season and is coaching part-time with Spain for the European Rugby Championships.
His retirement is another blow to Leicester's second-row this term after England's
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