Ulster flanker Jordi Murphy has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season.
The 31-year-old rose through the ranks at Leinster and made over 100 appearances for the province before moving to Ulster in 2018.
He said: "I feel the time is right and together with my family we are looking forward to the next chapter in our lives.
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"The overwhelming feeling right now is of gratitude. For a career that I never even dreamed of having."
Murphy won 30 international caps and was part of the Six Nations title winning teams of 2014 and 2015 and the Grand Slam winning team of 2018.
He appeared at two World Cups for Ireland and scored the opening try in their historic victory over New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago in 2016.
With Leinster, he won the Pro14 on three occasions and was part of the team that won the European Champions Cup in 218.
But his move to Ulster coincided with him falling down the pecking order for his country and his last cap came at the Rugby World Cup in Japan in 2019.
He added: "To play for my boyhood club Leinster and my current club Ulster are experiences I will always cherish.
"To have represented my country will always be one of the highlights of my life.
"That being said – there’s still a bit of rugby to be played. I look forward to contributing as best I can to the team for the remainder of the season."
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