Keighley Cougars' retiring fullback Ritchie Hawkyard (pictured) has said the decision to hang up his boots has been a long time coming, and that he finally decided to follow his head rather than his heart.
Hawkyard, 33, had signed for the Cougars during the close-season, but instead he will now quit the game.
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