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Wallabies Veteran James Slipper to Retire After Reaching 150 Test Matches for Australia
James Slipper retires as the most-capped Wallabies player after 150 tests, becoming the third player worldwide to reach this milestone and a key leader over 16 years.
- On Wednesday Rugby Australia announced Wallabies prop James Slipper will retire after Saturday's Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship Test in Perth.
- Slipper said `It feels like the right time for me to step away from Test Rugby`, citing more time with his wife Kara and daughters Lily and Ava and space for young props.
- Holding several national records, Slipper is the most-capped Wallaby with 150 Tests, joining Alun Wyn Jones and holding Australian records of 21 World Cup matches and four tournaments.
- Meanwhile Slipper will play for the ACT Brumbies in next year's Super Rugby Pacific, with Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt calling him `the ultimate team man`.
- Finishing where he began, Slipper started as Wallaby No.843 at 21 with a 2010 Subiaco Oval debut, ending a 16-year career as the 83rd Test captain with 15 captaincies and 198 matches.
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James Slipper is the most-capped test prop of all time and only the third player to have earned his 150th cap. Photo: Getty Images Australia's most-capped test player James Slipper will retire from international rugby following the final Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand, bringing the curtain down on a record-breaking 16-year career.
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