Sam Cane will retire from Test rugby at the end of 2024, as the All Blacks captain called 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.The All Blacks haven’t played since they were defeated in the Rugby World Cup final by South Africa last year and Cane was already on a sabbatical in Japan.
But his experience since taking over as All Blacks captain from Kieran Read in 2020 was not always smooth. During his tenure New Zealand lost a first Test series at home to Ireland in 2022 and a few weeks later suffered a shock defeat to Argentina in Christchurch.
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