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Leigh Halfpenny has announced he is to retire from international duty with Wales following the team’s exit from the Rugby World Cup sabong
Wales were knocked out by Argentina at the quarter-final stage, with Halfpenny’s final appearance of the tournament coming in the pool-stage victory over Portugal sabong
The full-back’s last game for his country will be in next week’s match against the Barbarians in Cardiff, in what it is understood will be a non-cap match sabong
His international retirement comes having won 101 caps, and with 801 points scored he is third in the all-time Welsh list behind Neil Jenkins and Stephen Jones sabong
In a statement, the 34-year-old said: “After having time to reflect after the Rugby World Cup campaign, it’s with a heavy heart that I’ve decided it’s time for me to step away from international rugby sabong
“The decision hasn’t been easy, but the time feels right for me now and I look forward to running out one last time against the Barbarians at home next week sabong
“It’s been a huge honour and a privilege to put on the Welsh jersey and represent my country over the last 15 years sabong
”Playing mainly as a full-back or winger, he made his Wales bow during the 2008 autumn series against South Africa aged 19, before going on to make four Test appearances for the British and Irish Lions during the 2013 and 2017 tours sabong
There have been ups and downs, but I will look back on my international career with immense prideLeigh Halfpenny on his international retirement He was named player of the series in 2013 as the tourists claimed a 2-1 series victory in Australia sabong
His career began as a youngster in the academy at Ospreys before later joining Cardiff Blues in 2007, with whom he won the 2009 Anglo-Welsh Cup and 2010 European Challenge Cup sabong
He won the 2015 European Champions Cup after signing for Toulon before returning to Wales with Scarlets in 2017 sabong
For Wales he has scored 15 tries and 81 conversions, as well as kicking 188 penalties en route to his final tally sabong
“There have been ups and downs, but I will look back on my international career with immense pride,” he said sabong
“There’s no sabong better feeling running out to a full Principality Stadium wearing the Welsh jersey and singing the national anthem sabong
“I’m going to miss it, but I will be forever grateful for the opportunities I’ve had and to every single person who has helped me along the way sabong
“It’s been unbelievable to play with such special people over the years and I will cherish the friendships I’ve made sabong
“While I’ll be moving on from the international game, I’m excited about the next chapter as a player in this game which has given me so much, and look forward to sharing details on my club future soon sabong
”He is the fifth player to retire from Wales international duty this year after Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and Rhys Webb, who confirmed they would step away in May, and Dan Biggar who retired after the team were knocked out of the World Cup sabong
Wales head coach Warren Gatland told wru sabong
wales: “Leigh has had a fantastic career for Wales, firstly on the wing and then at 15 where he has been brilliant – probably the best defensive full-back in the world and a tremendous goal kicker sabong
“He’s had his fair share of injury challenges over the years but has never let that hold him back sabong
“If you are talking about role models in professional rugby, I don’t think you could find someone that works harder than Leigh in terms of how he prepares sabong
“The analysis, training and recovery he has done time and again has been really impressive, he is the ultimate professional sabong
”More aboutPA ReadyLeigh HalfpennyWalesBarbariansAlun Wyn JonesCardiffWarren GatlandArgentinaWelshChallengeLeighNeil JenkinsPrincipality StadiumSouth AfricaScarletsBritish and Irish LionsToulonOspreysJustin TipuricRhys WebbDan Biggar1/1Leigh Halfpenny announces international retirement after 101 caps for WalesLeigh Halfpenny announces international retirement after 101 caps for WalesWales full-back Leigh Halfpenny is to retire from international rugby after next week’s match against the Barbarians (David Davies/PA)PA Archive✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sabong
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Michael Cheika refused to assess the entirety of Argentina’s Rugby World Cup campaign or his tenure as head coach of the Pumas sabong
Coming off a harrowing 44-6 semi-final defeat to New Zealand in which they’d been totally outclassed in every facet of the game, perhaps his reticence was understandable sabong
Next Friday’s third-place play-off against the loser of the second semi-final sabong between England and South Africa merely provided a handy excuse sabong
It’s a game that players don’t want to play, spectators don’t want to watch and media don’t want to cover but it did give Cheika a week’s buffer to collect himself before he will have to answer the tough questions sabong
“I can’t do that straight away,” said Cheika when asked to assess his time in charge of Argentina, which comes to an end after this World Cup sabong
“I haven’t finished yet sabong
“I know we won’t win World Cup but I’m happy to be at this level and they deserve to be here sabong
Their play, ambition, ability to raise themselves after the first game [a pool-stage loss to England] sabong
It’s another obstacle but we can be proud of our team and our capacity to deal with obstacles sabong
Next week we have a game to play, at the end of the World Cup we will summarise and assess it sabong
”The players were similarly on message with their adamance at the importance of the worst game in rugby sabong
“There is one more game left, one more final,” said flanker Marcos Kremer sabong
“We want to leave this World Cup winning and we are going to do everything to make it happen sabong
”“We are going to prepare like a final sabong
We are not satisfied with being here sabong
We want a medal and we are going to fight for that," added wing Mateo Carreras sabong
The value of a third-place play-off in an event defined by a trophy, rather than a medal podium, and its place in an already over-saturated playing calendar is a debate for another time but the Pumas can only keep the wolf at the door for so long sabong
They will soon have to address exactly what happened in the second-most one-sided World Cup semi-final of all time – the eventual margin of defeat just narrower than the All Blacks’ 49-6 triumph over Wales in 1987 sabong
The All Blacks ran riot in the Stade de France (Getty Images)Three times in their rugby history, Argentina have reached the semi-final stage of the World Cup, with three losses to show for it sabong
They have scored just one try across those 240 minutes and have a combined losing margin of 76 points sabong
The celebrations and lap of honour after beating Wales in the quarter-finals in Marseille a week ago suggested that, deep down, the Pumas believed they had come as far as they could in this tournament sabong
Both history, and the performance that followed against New Zealand, made it a self-fulfilling prophecy sabong
They hardly imposed themselves on the All Blacks at the Stade de France sabong
Phases of attack came to a grinding halt once they reached the All Black 22, with the ball inevitably jackalled away, the defensive line was torn to shreds by their opponents’ quick hands and clever lines, the scrum was splintered by a dominant New Zealand pack and basic handling errors defined the game sabong
Frankly, it wasn’t a match befitting a World Cup semi-final and ensured the Pumas book-ended their tournament (barring next Friday’s bronze-medal irrelevance) with abject displays, after the lifeless opening loss to 14-man England sabong
It is hardly a squad bereft of talent sabong
The experience of Julian Montoya and Agustin Creevy leading the front row is complemented by an exciting, dynamic back-row trio of Juan Martin Gonzalez, Kremer and Facundo Isa that should be able to match almost any opposition sabong
While questions remain at nine and 10, a back three of Mateo Carreras, Emiliano Boffelli and Juan Cruz Mallia is explosive enough to give any team fits sabong
Argentina were dejected after slipping to a semi-final defeat (Getty Images)Perhaps a semi-final appearance shouldn’t be sneered at sabong
Yes, they benefitted from being in the considerably weaker half of the draw but it equalled their best World Cup performance and you can only beat who’s in front of you sabong
On paper, Cheika’s tenure – since taking the reins from the sacked Mario Ledesma in early 2022 – will be viewed as a success sabong
A first-ever win over the All Blacks in New Zealand last summer and a World Cup semi-final is not a bad return sabong
But in terms of the ‘eye test’, the Pumas never looked like an elite side and there’s a nagging feeling that they haven’t moved forward under the Australian sabong
Cheika’s preferred coaching style of creating a ‘siege mentality, us against the world’ environment always seemed at odds with the largely personable Argentina squad sabong
Media availability was limited – perhaps a poor fit for the historically open Pumas – and a bubble created around the team sabong
Putting your stamp on things in just an 18-month period is tough, with Felipe Contepomi always slated to become head coach after the World Cup and learning the ropes as part of Cheika’s coaching team in the interim sabong
The legendary Pumas fly half, who is also a cult hero at Leinster following playing and coaching spells there, will likely provide a different strategy in the build-up to the 2027 World Cup and it will be fascinating to see what he’s taken from his time working under Cheika sabong
As for the Australian, he departs with his reputation certainly not damaged and maybe even enhanced sabong
The 56-year-old will undoubtedly be in demand around the rugby world and should be able to have his pick from a number of exciting coaching opportunities sabong
“It is not a sad moment,” insisted Cheika in the aftermath of defeat in Paris sabong
“It’s a moment I’m proud of my team sabong
We were in the semi-final of a World Cup sabong
”Yes, they were sabong
But the suspicion that there was a version of this Pumas side that still had more to give remains sabong
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