Sam Cane will quit Test rugby at the end of 2024. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
All Blacks skipper Sam Cane will retire from international rugby at the end of the year.
Cane, 32, has set his sights on a long-term deal in Japan with Suntory Sungoliath.
Cane will return to New Zealand at the end of the current Japanese club season and will be eligible to be selected for the All Blacks for the rest of 2024, but will no longer be captain.
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New Zealand captain Sam Cane will retire from Test rugby at the end of 2024, the side said on Monday, calling time on a World Cup winning 12-year international career.
“Having played 95 Tests – 27 as captain – the 32-year-old has decided to focus on spending more time with family and sign a long-term contract with Suntory Goliath in Tokyo,” New Zealand Rugby said in a statement.
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His retirement is not a complete surprise.
The All Blacks haven’t played since they were defeated in the Ru
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