Former England number eight and Harlequins captain Nick Easter who was also a member of the Bermuda Barbarians team in 2014 has retired from playing at the age of 37.
Easter won 54 England caps and played 281 times for Harlequins, more than any other player in the professional era.
The forward took on a player-coach role working with Harlequins' defense in April and will now concentrate on coaching full-time.
He played in three World Cups and helped Quins win their first Premiership title in 2012.
Easter said he took time to think about his career after director of rugby John Kingston offered him the player-coach role.
"I realized that whether I'm playing or coaching, there was no possible way I would be able to give 100% to both of my roles at the same time," he told the Harlequins website.
"I thought, why not grab the opportunity of becoming a coach with both hands, give it my best shot and feel privileged to be in a position to go out on my own terms after 12 great years as a player for Harlequins?"
Easter won the first of his 54 England caps, aged 28, against Italy in the 2007 Six Nations and in his fifth appearance became the first number eight to score four tries for England as they beat Wales 62-5.
He went on to help England reach the final of that year's World Cup, where they were beaten by South Africa in Paris.
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