Gareth Widdop has announced his retirement from professional rugby league, rounding out a career highlighted by 265 games across the NRL and Super League, an NRL premiership, a Dally M five-eighth of the year award, England representation and a World Club Challenge title.The former Storm and Dragons star revealed his decision on Instagram on Thursday."All feels a little surreal writing this, however all good things come to an end," the 34-year-old wrote."After much thought and deliberation my time playing rugby league professionally is up!"Widdop played 70 NRL games for Melbourne between 2010 and 2013 and was a member of the Storm's triumphant 2012 grand final side, partnering Cooper Cronk in the halves.He then played 125 NRL matches for St George Illawarra between 2014 and 2019 and was a skipper of the famous club.He finished his career with four seasons in the Super League, making 49 appearances for Warrington and playing 21 games with Castleford."From sleeping with my rugby boots on as a little boy in Halifax, my parents running me around everywhere so I could chase my dream, following through to live the dream in Australia, been [sic] signed by the Melbourne Storm to go on and win a [sic] NRL grand final, playing alongside some of the greatest players to ... play the game, [who] no doubt will be future Immortals," Widdop wrote.
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