Statement: The England center has retired with immediate effect aged 27

VaselineJuly 28, 2024

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Statement: The England center has retired with immediate effect aged 27

Former England and Leicester Tigers center Guy Porter has confirmed his retirement from the sport exclusively to RugbyDump with immediate effect at the age of 27.

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In June 2022, Porter received his first senior England call-up from manager Eddie Jones. Although named on the bench for the first Test, Porter did not play as England lost 30–28. He made his debut in the second test, starting at center in a 25–17 win for England.

Porter was initially left out of the squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship due to injury. However, he was called up a week before the tournament began to replace his Leicester Tigers team-mate Dan Kelly, who was ruled out with a thigh injury.

Porter exclusively told Rugby Dump: “I had a particularly long injury in November that I struggled to come back from. I talked to several doctors and neurologists along my recovery journey and tried to sort this out in my head, but in the end, I decided I had pushed it as far as I wanted to go.

It had to have an impact on my approach to the game, and I only really enjoyed it if I was willing to put my head in the spokes. As soon as I felt like I didn’t want to do that, I realized it was probably time to move on while I was still feeling positive.