October 28, 201015 yr Author End of the road for Vickery Former England captain and British and Irish Lions prop Phil Vickery will announce his retirement from the game following medical advice after he sustained yet another neck injury. The Wasps strongman and a World Cup winner from 2003, is set to announce his decision at a press conference later today. The 34-year-old had successfully come back from four major back and neck operations before - but this time he was warned the risk of serious injury was too great. The news will have hit Vickery hard, the man nicknamed Raging Bull had been talking about forcing his way back into England's World Cup plans and extending his playing days by another year. Vickery's final international appearance was for the Lions in their third Test victory over South Africa at Ellis Park in 2009. His final game for Wasps, on September 25, was against Gloucester at Kingsholm, the club where he had spent 11 years after moving from Cornwall. Planet Rugby Best wishes for the future
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