Grateful: Northampton’s Tom Cruse

NORTHAMPTON hooker Tom Cruse will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season.
The 35-year-old has spent nine years in the Premiership having featured for London Irish, Wasps and Saints, plus stints with Edinbrugh and the Barbarians, after climbing through the leagues from Stockport to Macclesfield in National One and then Rotherham.
“Now is the right time to announce my retirement from professional rugby,” said Cruse, who played 114 games for Wasps in a seven-year spell. “I’m eter nally grateful to N...