RUGBY HIGHLIGHTS:Stuart Hooper: Bath captain retires with immediate effectBath captain Stuart Hooper has retired from rugby union with immediate effect because of a back injury. <br /> <br />The 34-year-old former Saracens and Leeds Carnegie lock has played 232 Premiership matches, including 138 for Bath, who he joined in 2008. <br /> <br />Hooper's 10th and final appearance of this season came in March's 21-19 win at home to Newcastle Falcons. <br /> <br />"You need to be 100% to play for Bath at this level, so my playing days are now over," he told BBC Radio Bristol. <br /> <br />"I did the injury in December against Leicester. I missed five or six weeks initially, got it back to a stage when I could play, but didn't get it right unfortunately. <br /> <br />"I implicitly trust their [the surgeon's] judgement. Now I'm very, very excited about the next challenges in life." <br />PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE MY CHANNEL.
