Dan Norton.[sporce:BBC Sport]
England rugby sevens legend and speedster Dan Norton has announced he will retire following the Vancouver Sevens today.
Norton is the all-time leading try-scorer in the World Series with 358.
The 34-year-old was part of the Great Britain side that won Olympic silver at the 2016 Rio Games and also represented Team GB at last year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Dan Norton, the only player with more tries than Collins Injera 🇰🇪, will retire from Sevens Rugby this weekend after #Vancouver7s pic.twitter.com/2LZdTpU27Q
— Eric Njiru (@EricNjiiru) April 17, 2022
Speaking to World Rugby, he says he enjoyed the last 14 years annoying his teammates and he loved every minute of it.
He believes it’s time to hang up the boots.
𝙇𝙀𝙂𝙀𝙉𝘿. pic.twitter.com/E7lxQdktDd
— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) April 17, 2022