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Retiring from international rugby??
by profitius Mon 26 Oct 2015, 2:46 pm
Who are the players retiring from international or likely to have played their last game?
Can you list players for every country?
Can you list players for every country?
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by LordDowlais Mon 26 Oct 2015, 2:57 pm
Rhys Preistland - Wales
Paul O'Connell - Ireland
Sonny Bill Williams - New Zealand
This is all I am aware of.
Paul O'Connell - Ireland
Sonny Bill Williams - New Zealand
This is all I am aware of.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by mikey_dragon Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:03 pm
Sonny Bill, really? I'm guessing he's going back to boxing/rugby league? He's pretty much done everything in Union.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by Guest Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:03 pm
Sonny Bill?
Mealamu joins a host of other New Zealand greats in calling it quits after the World Cup, with Dan Carter, Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith, Tony Woodcock already making their decisions and captain Richie McCaw expected to follow suit.
Priestland isn't technically retiring either.
Mealamu joins a host of other New Zealand greats in calling it quits after the World Cup, with Dan Carter, Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith, Tony Woodcock already making their decisions and captain Richie McCaw expected to follow suit.
Priestland isn't technically retiring either.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by RubyGuby Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:04 pm
Nick Easter
Michalak
Matfield
McCaw/Nonu/C Smith
etc etc
Michalak
Matfield
McCaw/Nonu/C Smith
etc etc
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by LondonTiger Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:05 pm
Sonny bill aiming for Olympics I thought, so off to the 7s circuit.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by mikey_dragon Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:06 pm
Well surely that's not retirement?
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by LordDowlais Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:06 pm
LondonTiger wrote:Sonny bill aiming for Olympics I thought, so off to the 7s circuit.
Yep, that is what I have read somewhere as well.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by LordDowlais Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:07 pm
mikey_dragon wrote:Well surely that's not retirement?
Well technically none of them are retirements as they are still playing club rugby, But I thought this was international.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by goneagain Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:08 pm
LordDowlais wrote:
Sonny Bill Williams - New Zealand
This is all I am aware of.
Not sure about that, he's off to play international 7s next year. I don't think he's decided (or at least made public) what he's doing after that. Might fancy his chances of being an AB starter against the Lions in 2017 and at the WC in 2019.
But anyway:
Mealamu
Woodcock
C Smith
Carter
Nonu
McCaw - no announcement yet
Franks ? - one or both off to France
Kaino ?
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by Guest Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:10 pm
With Nonu and Conrad going, I'd be surprised if SBW did step down.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by mikey_dragon Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:13 pm
LordDowlais wrote:mikey_dragon wrote:Well surely that's not retirement?
Well technically none of them are retirements as they are still playing club rugby, But I thought this was international.
He'd still be playing international rugby, at sevens...
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by LordDowlais Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:13 pm
Can he play for the national team if he is playing sevens ?
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by mikey_dragon Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:14 pm
As for likely to have played their last game, well for Wales hopefully that's James Hook.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by LordDowlais Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:14 pm
mikey_dragon wrote:LordDowlais wrote:mikey_dragon wrote:Well surely that's not retirement?
Well technically none of them are retirements as they are still playing club rugby, But I thought this was international.
He'd still be playing international rugby, at sevens...
Yes, but we are talking about 15 a side. Unless you can still play for the 15's national team and play 7's.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by mikey_dragon Mon 26 Oct 2015, 3:16 pm
LordDowlais wrote:Can he play for the national team if he is playing sevens ?
Depends if it clashes with the rugby season i guess. It's best we have a kiwi explain it. While we're on this subject I believe Quade Cooper fecked off Toulon to re-sign with the ARU for the purpose of playing Sevens at the Olympics.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by kingraf Mon 26 Oct 2015, 4:19 pm
Jeez, is this a thing? XV Players becoming Olympians? Hope we don't follow suit. The Sevens boys have done a good job all by their lonesome
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by majesticimperialman Mon 26 Oct 2015, 4:32 pm
POC.
McCaw
Carter
Matfield ( very surprised about victor coming back from the last time he retired)
Woodcock
Mealamu
Nick Easter? Big question mark on that one.
McCaw
Carter
Matfield ( very surprised about victor coming back from the last time he retired)
Woodcock
Mealamu
Nick Easter? Big question mark on that one.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by Barney McGrew did it Mon 26 Oct 2015, 5:15 pm
Lancaster
I hope..
I hope..
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by whocares Mon 26 Oct 2015, 5:24 pm
Pape, Mas and Michalak for sure.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by SecretFly Mon 26 Oct 2015, 5:32 pm
Sonny Bill is retiring until the first game of the 2019 WC.
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by doctor_grey Tue 27 Oct 2015, 12:13 am
From this list which I mostly took from the suggestions above, who really wants them at your club?
Preistland Yes
Michalak yes
Mealamu no
Woodcock no
C Smith yes
Nonu yes
McCaw not sure, he is pretty broken and shows many of the signs of a player heading towards his finale
Franks mas-a-menos
Kaino yes
POC no, I am afraid he has given his all, and that's a lot
Carter - no. he's out for one big payday that he will likely never complete.
Matfield - maybe, what's left?
Woodcock - no
Nick Easter - he could join an over 35 league
Preistland Yes
Michalak yes
Mealamu no
Woodcock no
C Smith yes
Nonu yes
McCaw not sure, he is pretty broken and shows many of the signs of a player heading towards his finale
Franks mas-a-menos
Kaino yes
POC no, I am afraid he has given his all, and that's a lot
Carter - no. he's out for one big payday that he will likely never complete.
Matfield - maybe, what's left?
Woodcock - no
Nick Easter - he could join an over 35 league
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by lostinwales Tue 27 Oct 2015, 1:29 pm
I am sure Easter has another 10 years in him
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by SecretFly Tue 27 Oct 2015, 1:42 pm
woodcock - yes
woodcock - no
woodcock - no
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by majesticimperialman Tue 27 Oct 2015, 1:58 pm
Dusitur (spelling) Maybe?
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by SecretFly Tue 27 Oct 2015, 2:33 pm
Well when you see that Big Phil Vickery has put off retirement now for another two years at least, I think you're right. These grizzled old players can handle a long career shift.lostinwales wrote:I am sure Easter has another 10 years in him
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by dummy_half Wed 04 Nov 2015, 11:54 pm
For England, I think will be:
Officially retired from internationals before the 6Ns:
Easter
Wigglesworth?
Parling?
(Burgess)
Put out to grass:
Davy Wilson
Haskell
Barrett
Webber
Hartley? - For me it's either him coming back as first choice or not at all.
Over the next 2 or 3 years we'll see the end of Robshaw, Wood, Brown, Care, Foden (Croft and Cipriani from the squad fringes)
Officially retired from internationals before the 6Ns:
Easter
Wigglesworth?
Parling?
(Burgess)
Put out to grass:
Davy Wilson
Haskell
Barrett
Webber
Hartley? - For me it's either him coming back as first choice or not at all.
Over the next 2 or 3 years we'll see the end of Robshaw, Wood, Brown, Care, Foden (Croft and Cipriani from the squad fringes)
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by George Carlin Thu 05 Nov 2015, 8:37 am
RubyGuby wrote:Joubert?
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by fa0019 Thu 05 Nov 2015, 8:38 am
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Jannie Du Plessis
Victor Matfield
Schalk Burger
Fourie Du Preez
Morne Steyn
Jean De Villiers
Bryan Habana
Guys unlikely to make 2019
Tendai Mtawarira
Frans Louw
Willem Alberts
Jannie Du Plessis
Victor Matfield
Schalk Burger
Fourie Du Preez
Morne Steyn
Jean De Villiers
Bryan Habana
Guys unlikely to make 2019
Tendai Mtawarira
Frans Louw
Willem Alberts
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Re: Retiring from international rugby??
by Geordie Thu 05 Nov 2015, 9:41 am
Habana has been announced on the SA 7's team / circuit. So he'll be an Olympian aswell.
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