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Former team-mates have nothing but utmost respect for David Denton following his retirement

By Josh Raisey
Leicester's David Denton takes on Sale's James Phillips and Tom Curry during last year's Gallagher Premiership Rugby match at Welford Road (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Team-mates of former Scotland No8 David Denton have reacted to his retirement on social media after he was forced to end his career at the age of 29 due to concussion

The Leicester Tigers loose forward missed much of last season after suffering an injury to his head in October, which subsequently ruled him out of the World Cup as well. But he was expected to make a return to action in the new Premiership season. 

After the announcement was made, a number of his team-mates for both club and country praised his career, particularly his ball-carrying ability.

Jim Hamilton, who played alongside Denton with Scotland, said it was “a pleasure to watch you carry”, while Rory Lawson described him as a “wrecking ball”. 

Denton announced himself on the international stage in 2012 as a 21-year-old with a man of the match performance against England at Murrayfield. His bruising display in that game was a precursor for what was to come for the rest of his career.



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