Strauss to retire from Test rugby

Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss will retire from Test rugby at the end of the 2016 season.

“The plan was for me to serve and lead a team in transition as well as I can and take things week by week, but back then I already told him that I was thinking of retiring at the end of the season," said Strauss.

“I’ve always accepted the pressure and the challenge of playing for and captaining the Springboks, I feel it’s the right time to let my team-mates and our supporters know of the decision I made, with a greater plan in mind.”

Strauss became the 57^th Springbok captain against Ireland in June this year.