Keegan Hirst has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 32.
Hirst was due to re-sign for old club Batley Bulldogs ahead of the 2021 season.
He started his career at Hunslet in 2008, before signing for Dewsbury Rams a year later.
Hirst then had two spells at Batley sandwiched between a year at Featherstone Rovers.
In 2015, he came out as gay, making him the first professional British rugby league player to do so.
A year later, he left Batley and played in the Super League for Wakefield Trinity. That spell came to an end this year when he signed for Halifax.
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End of an era. So, I've decided to retire from Rugby League, the game that has been part of my life for the last 20 years. It's with a touch of sadness, a hell of a lot of memories (swipe across to see just a handful), and a hell of a lot of gratitude that I say farewell to RL. I speak a lot about living according to your values and doing what's important to you. That changes over time for everyone, and I myself have come to that point. I'm moving onto the next chapter of my life, having taken so much and given so much (both ankles and a front tooth, to name a few things) to the game that has been a constant in my life for over two decades. Do what you love for as long as you can, but don't do it because of a sense of obligation or pleasing someone else. Nobody benefits from that. Trust me on that one. Be brave, be bold. Embrace change and fucking go for it. What's the worst that could happen? It's been a blast.
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