FORMER Leeds and South Sydney forward Luke Burgess announced his retirement yesterday at the age of 31 after battling a series of knee injuries.

The oldest of the four Burgess brothers, Luke hung up his boots after helping Salford survive in Super League, courtesy of a 44-10 win over Toulouse in the final round of the Super 8s Qualifiers at Stadium Way on Thursday night.

It was only the 15th appearance of his second spell with the Red Devils and he admits that injuries have finally taken their toll.