(Reuters) - Leicester Tigers and Argentina prop Marcos Ayerza has retired from professional rugby after being advised to end his playing career due to a back injury, the English Premiership club said on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Ayerza, who last played for the club against Harlequins in November 2016, made 246 appearances during his 11 years at Leicester, winning four Premiership titles. Ayerza ran out 66 times for Argentina, playing in three World Cups, including in 2007 when he helped the Pumas to third place in his first tournament. "Marcos has been an outstanding representative of the club on and off the field in more than 10 years at Tigers," Leicester chairman Peter Tom said. "He has been at the very heart of the Tigers squad for the last 11 seasons and continually worked hard on his game while also assisting those around him."

Source: The Star April 11, 2017 09:11 UTC