Care pledges future to Quins

Danny Care: Back in the England fold

Scrum-half Danny Care has agreed a three-year contract extension at Harlequins that keeps him at The Stoop until 2016.

The England international has made 116 appearances for the Aviva Premiership champions and has also won 33 international caps.

Care has only just returned to the England fold following a series of alcohol-related incidents that threatened his Test future.

"I'm enjoying being part of a talented squad that is playing an attractive and successful style of rugby. "
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The most damaging moment of a turbulent six months saw Care banned from driving for 16 months and fined £3,100 after being arrested for drink driving in the early hours of New Year's Day.

That incident resulted in his exclusion from England's RBS 6 Nations campaign by head coach Stuart Lancaster, as well as another £10,000 fine from his club.

Reward

However, the former Leeds player announced in May he had given up drinking to get his international career back on track and was rewarded against the Springboks in June, scoring a try in the third Test.

"There is no other club that I want to play for so I'm pleased to extend my contract with Harlequins," Care said.

"I'm enjoying being part of a talented squad that is playing an attractive and successful style of rugby.

"Winning trophies is why we play professional rugby and having tasted some success in that regard, I would like more."

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea added: "For Danny to commit to us for this length of time is news that everyone at the club is delighted about.

"I'm looking forward to watching Danny's continuing development both on and off the pitch over coming seasons and to seeing him become the player that we all know he can be."