Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has introduced his intention to hold up his boots and go into teaching.
The 37-year-old scrum-half is at present enjoying in Japan with Urayasu D-Rocks.
Final month, he helped the second division facet attain the promotion-relegation play-off.
“We intend to remain as a household in Japan some time longer, however it’s right here I’ll lastly hold up my enjoying boots,” Laidlaw, who received 76 caps for Scotland, 39 as captain, wrote on Instagram.
“It’s time to take every thing I’ve learnt, from a enjoying profession I might solely have dreamt of, and transfer on into teaching.”
Laidlaw started his membership profession with Edinburgh and went on to play for Gloucester and Clermont earlier than shifting to Japan in 2020, describing his time there as “essentially the most unbelievable expertise”.
The nephew of former Scotland scrum-half Roy Laidlaw performed in two World Cups and was a member of the British and Irish Lions squad that toured New Zealand in 2017 however retired from Take a look at rugby after the 2019 finals.
“All through my enjoying profession I’ve pushed myself, I’ve taken on new experiences, repeatedly learnt and immersed myself in several cultures,” he added.
“I’ve all the time loved determining tips on how to work as a staff and tips on how to get the most effective out of my team-mates, issues I’ll take with me and proceed to develop.”