Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss will retire from Test Rugby at the end of the 2016 season.Strauss‚ who became the 57th Springbok captain against Ireland in June‚ said he had been contemplating retirement at the end of the season since late in 2015‚ and that he had informed coach Allister Coetzee of his thinking on his appointment earlier this year.“When coach Allister approached me to lead the team‚ I was both humbled and honoured‚” Strauss said.“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.“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.”Coetzee lauded Strauss for the role he is playing in empowering a new generation of Springbok players and developing a new t...
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