The 34-year-old hooker will play one more season of Super Rugby with the Queensland Reds before retiring for good Times photographer Marc AsplandStephen Moore is stepping down as Wallabies captain with immediate effect and will call time on his 12-year international career at the end of the season. Moore is the tenth most capped player in the history of the game and his 120 Test appearances is second only to George Gregan (139) among Australian players. I just thought now was the right time, finish the year strongly and let the next crop of players take the team forwardThe 34-year-old made his debut against Samoa in 2005 and played at three World Cups for the Wallabies, the highlight of his career being when he led his country to the final against New Zealand in 2015. “It was a very tough decision but you talk to people who’ve done it and they say ‘you know when it’s time’ and I think I’ve got that feeling,” Moore said. “I just thought…

Source: The Times July 27, 2017 08:03 UTC