Hull FC back-rower Oliver Holmes has been pressured to retire on the age of 32 due to a knee harm.
Holmes joined the Black and Whites on a two-year deal for the 2025 season however his sole look for the membership got here within the Problem Cup win over York Acorn in February.
The previous Castleford Tigers and Warrington man received one cap for England in 2018 and lifted the Problem Cup with Leigh in 2023.
“Calling it a day has been one of many hardest selections I’ve made all through my profession. The pinnacle nonetheless needed to go, however sadly the physique was saying no,” he told the club website., external
“I gave myself each probability to get again enjoying once more, however sadly that simply did not occur and that is the way in which it’s in sport typically.
“We have tried totally different injections and I have been for surgical procedure, however issues simply have not labored out how I needed them to on the medical aspect of issues and now’s the time to name it a day sadly.”