Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss drops retirement bombshell

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.