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Leinster's Fergus McFadden to retire at end of season

Leinster's Fergus McFadden to retire at end of season
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Fergus McFadden will retire from rugby at the end of the season

The 33-year-old winger made 184 appearances for Leinster since his debut in 2007 and won 34 Ireland caps

Head Coach Leo Cullen praised McFadden as an 'amazing contributor' in his 13 year career at the province.

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"Fergus has been an amazing contributor to lots of great things that have taken place in Leinster and Irish rugby and he’s definitely one of the great characters that we’ve had around in the group.

"The versatility piece that Fergus has is hugely important. It can go against some players and tough calls not going their way but he would always do what’s best for the team. For example, even though typically your ten would take kicks, Fergus had no problem stepping up at crucial moments to take the pressure off someone. He had so many strings to his bow and he’s going to be a great loss to the group."

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