Former England winger Jonny May will leave Premiership side Gloucester at the end of the season.
The 34-year-old has made 191 appearances for the Cherry and Whites, scoring 73 tries across two spells with the club.
He retired from international duty after the 2023 World Cup and is England’s second-highest try-scorer of all time behind Rory Underwood, with 36 in 78 Tests.
May initially came through the Gloucester academy and made his senior debut in 2009, before joining Leicester Tigers in 2017.
He returned to Gloucester in 2020 and will play his final match at Kingsholm when the club host Newcastle Falcons on Saturday, before the Challenge Cup final against Benetton on 24 May.
“It really has become a big part of mine and my family’s life – it’s a big part of my heart so it is sad,” May said in an interview with the club.
“I’ve had lots and lots of great times here, great memories and I feel like I’m leaving on a positive note.”
May will play for the Barbarians at Twickenham in the summer and said he hoped to play for another one or two years “likely abroad”.
“I’ve got nothing concrete yet,” he said.
“I feel like I’ve got a little bit of good rugby left in me, you’re a long time retired so I want to try and enjoy and experience something different before I hang my boots up once and for all.”
