Sculthorpe retires from game

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The St Helens loose forward announced his retirement from the game at the age of 30 following his latest in a catalogue of injuries that have plagued him the last three years of his career.

Sculthorpe, who has been restricted to just 26 appearances in the last two years due to knee, Achilles tendon and shoulder injuries, was told in mid-season that St Helens would not offer him a new contract and proposed moves to Salford and Wakefield fell through.

Despite the stop-start nature of his last two seasons, Sculthorpe will be recognised as one of the greatest players of his generation and will always be synonymous with a golden era in the history of St Helens.

Sculthorpe, who singled out Saints' win over Wigan in the 2004 Challenge Cup final as the highlight of his career, looks set to stay on at Knowsley Road as a member of the backroom staff.

"I seriously couldn't pull on another shirt other than the Red Vee and face the Saints," he said.

"The last three years have been a horrendously difficult time for me in terms of injuries."

St Helens chairman Eamon McManus led the tributes to the club captain, saying: "Scully has been a colossus of the game, both at club and national level.

"We are blessed to have had a player and a person of such high calibre at the club over the last decade.

"He has been instrumental to both our success, image and reputation. He is too high quality a person and too rare a commodity to be lost to the club"