Dan Biggar: Legendary Wales fly-half Biggar to retire at end of the season – ‘I’ve lived out my childhood dreams’
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By Tom Cantoni
Updated 07/04/2025 at 18:04 GMT+1
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Dan Biggar is going to retire from rugby at the end of the season after 18 years as a professional. The Wales international was capped more than 100 times by his country and also featured in two tours for the British & Irish Lions. "There's no real perfect moment to walk away, but this does feel like the right one," he says, adding that "there comes a point where you just know."
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Former Wales and British & Irish Lions fly-half Dan Biggar has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of this season.
The 35-year-old’s career will finish at French side Toulon, where he has played since 2022.
He made his international debut for Wales in 2008 before earning 112 caps, which included three Six Nations titles. Biggar also featured in two Lions tours in New Zealand and South Africa.
"There comes a point where you just know," he told his followers in a video posted on social media.
"Someone once said to me when you know, you’ll know, and after 18 years I now know that this is the time to announce my retirement from rugby.
"Rugby’s given me everything. I threw myself into this game at 17 and it’s given me a life I could never have imagined.
"I’ve lived out my childhood dreams for the best part of two decades and I’m so, so grateful for that."
Biggar played his final international match for Wales in 2023 - a defeat to Argentina in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.
His club career began at Ospreys in 2007, where he amassed 2,203 points in 221 matches. He famously kicked a match-winning touchline conversion to win them the Celtic League in 2012.
After 11 years, Biggar moved to English Premiership side Northampton Saints. He made 70 appearances there in four years, before signing for Toulon in 2022.
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"There are a few moments that I’ll never forget, whether it’s my first cap for Wales, becoming a test centurion and a test Lion are extremely special," Biggar added.
"But the thing I’m most proud about is being able to give my family opportunities in life - that’s what means the most to me and what I’m most proud of.
"There’s no real perfect moment to walk away, but this does feel like the right one.
"I’m choosing to retire - which a lot of sports people don’t get to do - when they’re healthy and I feel very grateful and excited about what’s coming next."
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