New Zealand record cap Sam Whitelock to hang up rugby boots at end of season
New Zealand’s record cap holder Sam Whitelock has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of this season.
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North out for the season with ruptured Achilles
George North will miss the rest of this season after suffering a ruptured Achilles during Wales' Guinness Six Nations defeat against Italy.
Retiring North returns to Wales side against Italy
:Wales coach Warren Gatland's has restored George North to his starting line-up for the final Six Nations fixture against Italy in Cardiff on Saturday as the centre confirmed he will retire after this year's championship.
George North says he remains as driven as ever on brink of another landmark
George North says his drive and desire is undiminished as he prepares to take up membership of an exclusive club.
Five new captains give Six Nations fresh feel
LONDON : A post-Rugby World Cup Six Nations always has something of a reset feel about it but this year's championship, featuring five new captains, a new coach and missing four icons of the sport, feels even more like the start of the next four-year cycle.
Retired rugby star Alun Wyn Jones reveals heart condition
The 38-year-old, rugby's most-capped international, told the Telegraph he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation while he was at French Top 14 side Toulon.
George North not thinking about international retirement
George North says he is not contemplating following the likes of fellow Wales stars Leigh Halfpenny and Dan Biggar into international retirement.
Welsh rugby still has deep-rooted issues that need to be sorted – Alun Wyn Jones
Alun Wyn Jones hopes Wales making the last eight of the Rugby World Cup in France “does not paper over the cracks” in the game nationwide.