No more Stephen Moore

Hooker Stephen Moore says he will retire from playing rugby after Australia's final test of the season, against Scotland on Saturday.

Rugby Australia said in a statement on Wednesday that Moore originally planned to play one last season with the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, but will retire after the match at Murrayfield.

"I'd started planning for life after rugby since announcing my retirement from the international game back in July, and the opportunity that I was exploring materialised probably six months earlier than I had expected," Moore said.

Moore, who has played 128 tests, the second-most for Australia behind George Gregan's 139, made his test debut against Samoa in June 2005. He represented Australia at three Rugby World Cups, including captaining Australia to the 2015 Rugby World Cup final.

 

 

 

Photo by: ANTHONY AU-YEUNG/GETTY IMAGES. Caption: Stephen Moore will retire from rugby after the Wallabies' next match, against Scotland.