SVNS Tait forced to call time on 3 March 2019 More in SVNS: Hooper helps Aussies reach HK semi-finals 7 April 2024 How one player really can make a team tick 3 March 2024 Dupont looks sharp at 7s 25 February 2024 FORMER England centre Mathew Tait has retired after failing to recover from an Achilles injury. The 33-year-old, who spent the last eight years with Leicester, was the last member of England's first XV from the 2007 World Cup final still playing.