All Blacks legend Brodie Retallick has confirmed that his international career is done and dusted, while Richie Mo\u2019unga remains committed to New Zealand despite Scott Robertson\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n
Retallick played his 109th Test match for New Zealand in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final defeat to the Springboks in France and has stated again that it will be his last game for his country.<\/p>\n
The 34-year-old is enjoying a sensational run of form in Japan this season, scoring seven tries in the opening five games, including four in the most recent match against the Ricoh Black Rams.<\/p>\n
Brodie Retallick\u2019s future<\/p>\n
His four tries were pivotal in the 67-21 victory for Kobe, who rank third overall in the table, just four points behind the likes of Kubota Spears and the Saitama Wild Knights.<\/p>\n
Retallick\u2019s<\/a> contract with the Steelers expires at the end of the current campaign, as he signed a three-year deal with the club, which he joined after the World Cup.<\/p>\n However, he has emphatically stated that he will not be returning to New Zealand or the All Blacks<\/a> fold and will instead finish his career in Japan.<\/p>\n \u201cI think my time is done, to be honest,\u201d he told Sport Nation\u2019s Millsy and Guy when asked whether he could return to the All Blacks\u2019 fold.<\/p>\n \u201cAt times, you think, could you still do it? But at the end of the day, the body is getting a bit older, and all that time away from home, I think those days are done. I\u2019ll see my time out in Japan, boys. I can confirm that.\u201d<\/p>\n All Blacks: Brodie Retallick\u2019s \u2018weird\u2019 verdict on potential Scott Robertson replacement<\/a><\/p>\n Eddie Jones\u2019 big questions for New Zealand Rugby and All Blacks stars over Scott Robertson exit as \u2018key things\u2019 not revealed<\/a><\/p>\n Richie Mo\u2019unga\u2019s stance after Scott Robertson\u2019s sacking<\/p>\n Meanwhile, fellow Japan-based All Black Mo\u2019unga<\/a> remains committed to New Zealand Rugby through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n That is according to his agent Cameron McIntyre, who told the New Zealand Herald that Scott Robertson\u2019s sacking has had no influence on his decision to return from Japan.<\/p>\n \u201cRichie did not base his decision on who would be coaching the All Blacks. He wants to win a RWC and will play under whoever is coach at that time,\u201d McIntyre told the publication.<\/p>\n