Andrew Sheridan Forced To Retire

Andrew Sheridan, the former England and British and Irish Lions prop forward, has been forced to retire with immediate effect because of a neck injury. The 34 year-old, who won 40 caps for his country and played in two Tests for the Lions, still had one year left on his contract at Toulon but has been advised to stop playing on medical grounds after surgery failed to correct a long-standing neck injury. Sheridan, who joined Toulon in 2012 after nine seasons at Sale Sharks, last played for the Top 14 side against Biarritz at the Stade Felix Mayol, when he