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AARON Carpenter confirmed his retirement from rugby, bowing out on medical grounds following a series of head injuries. The 34-year-old Doncater Knights lock collected 80 caps for Canada, surpassing Al Charron to become the most-capped Canadian international in history this summer.
Carpenter made 16 appearances for Doncaster after signing from London Welsh in January last year. Carpenter suffered consecutive head injuries while playing for the Knights which were compounded on international duty for Canada against Spain in November. Carpenter said: “After three ...