Will Fraser forced to retire from Rugby

Saracens flanker Will Fraser has confirmed his retirement from rugby with immediate effect due to a neck injury.

The 27-year old has made 83 appearances for Saracens - the club where he has spent his entire career since he was 14-years old.

“As everyone knows, I have had a torrid time with injuries pretty much throughout my whole career, but especially in the last couple of years," commented Fraser on his retirement.

"Unfortunately, with this injury, I have had to listen to the medical advice which has been for me to stop playing. The decision was made for me, which is tough, but it’s a decision that completely I understand and accept..."

Fraser helped the Men in Black to a historic double in 2016, with his performances in the club’s Champions Cup and Premiership campaigns an abiding memory of a historic year for the north Londoners.  As part of the club’s famed Class of ’08 academy which included current Saracens stars Owen Farrell, Jamie George, George Kruis and Jackson Wray, Fraser played a key role in helping transform their fortunes from Premiership also-rans to double European champions as part of homegrown core of players at the club.