Wales' Tipuric announces shock Test retirement

Justin Tipuric has retired from planetary rugby with contiguous effect.

Tipuric, capped 93 times by Wales, had been named successful Warren Gatland's extended 54-strong grooming squad for the World Cup aboriginal this year.

In a connection helium said: "During the disconnected play I've had clip to bespeak connected my vocation and present seems the close clip to measurement distant from planetary rugby."

Tipuric, a three-time British & Irish Lions tourist, has not fixed a circumstantial crushed down the determination but confirmed helium volition proceed to play for his determination broadside Ospreys.

He made his Wales debut successful 2011 against Argentina and was a Six Nations victor successful 2012, 2013, 2019 and 2021.

He was a cardinal subordinate of the Wales squad that reached the World Cup semi-finals successful some 2015 and 2019 and was expected to look astatine a 3rd tourney successful France this September having been named successful Gatland's aboriginal squad.

"It's been a privilege to enactment connected the Welsh jersey and person truthful galore large memories," helium added successful the statement.

"I'd similar to convey each the players and coaches that I've been fortunate capable to enactment with implicit the years and the fantastic enactment I've received from the Welsh public.

"I'm looking guardant to spending much clip astatine location and putting each my energies into playing for my location portion the Ospreys."