'He's a big loss' CJ Stander's retirement takes Ireland and Sexton by surprise
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Ireland’s captain, Johnny Sexton, said he was as shocked as anyone by the decision of his teammate CJ Stander to retire from rugby at the end of this season. Stander, 31, will pull on the green jersey for the final time against England in Dublin this Saturday having resisted efforts by both Munster and the Irish Rugby Football Union to change his mind.
Stander won his 50th cap against Scotland on Sunday and remains a potential British & Irish Lions contender this summer but is keen to walk away on his own terms and also wants his daughter to grow up in his native South Africa. “All professional sports people are told ‘You will know when the time is right to hang up your boots’,” said Stander. Continue reading...
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