"Claw" always felt he was good enough for the National Leagues and he leaves with West's best wishes after giving his all for the club in the last few difficult seasons.
But now Stabs has the dilemma of who will replace him. Paul Rudd had a go last season, but looks far more comfortable in the back row, while Baggsy is now a bench player who could not be asked to play a full 80 minutes.
So will partner Chocky?