At the age of 36, All Black hooker Dane Coles has today announced he will retire at the end of the current year. In the Rugby World Cup year, he is one of a number of All Blacks who are moving on following the tournament. Brodie Retallick also announced he is returning to the Kobelco Kobe Steelers following the Rugby World Cup after playing for them on his 2020 sabbatical, while both Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett will play for Toyota, and Richie Mo'unga for Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo.
Rugby Championship:
July 8: All Blacks v Argentina, Mendoza
July 15: All Blacks v South Africa, Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, 7.05pm
July 29: All Blacks v Australia, Melbourne
August 5: All Blacks v Australia, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, 2.35pm
Test match:
August 25: All Blacks v South Africa, Twickenham, London, 7.30pm
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