ジーンズ de Villiers 発表するs his 退職 from international rugby

South Africa captain ジーンズ de Villiers has 発表するd his 退職 from 実験(する) rugby after 存在 支配するd out of the 残り/休憩(する) of the World Cup 予定 to a fractured jaw.

The 34-year-old centre earned his 109th cap during the Springboks' 46-6 thrashing of Samoa in the Pool B 遭遇(する) yet it 証明するd to be his final international 外見.

"When I got 負傷させるd yesterday and I left the field, I knew that I had played my last 実験(する) for South Africa," said De Villiers.

South Africa captain Jean De Villiers is out of the World Cup after suffering a broken jaw

South Africa captain ジーンズ De Villiers is out of the World Cup after 苦しむing a broken jaw

Only lock 勝利者 Matfield (124), former hooker John Smit and wing Bryan Habana (both 111) have played more times for South Africa, while he is the second most capped Springbok captain of かつてない, having 船長/主将d his country 37 times.

While he was a World Cup 勝利者 in 2007, De Villiers only played in South Africa's 開始 victory over Samoa after 涙/ほころびing his left bicep.

Yet after 存在 指名するd South Africa captain in 2012, 10 years after making his first international 外見, he has been the 支点 of the 味方する.

He was 最初 a 疑問 to make the 現在進行中の World Cup after fracturing his jaw - on the opposite 味方する of his mouth to the 現在の 問題/発行する - in a 敗北・負かす to Argentina in August, his first match since 支えるing a 膝 傷害 last November.

He said: "傷害s are part of rugby and I've had my fair 株, so by now I know how to 対処する with them. It's very sad, but life goes on - I need to take it all in and move 今後.

"The last time I got 負傷させるd in a World Cup match and had to go home, was in 2007, also against Samoa, and that finished 井戸/弁護士席 for the Boks, so hopefully it will happen again.

"I was やめる sad on the one 手渡す when I (機の)カム off the field, as I knew I won't get the 適切な時期 to play for my country again. Having played for South Africa for 13 years, I've been fortunate to experience so many 広大な/多数の/重要な things and I got to know so many good friends, but you never think it would end like this.

"It has happened now and I'll be eternally 感謝する for the time I've had in the Springbok jersey."

De Villiers, who will return to South Africa on Monday and 直面するs possible 外科 on his 傷害, wished the team 井戸/弁護士席 for the 残りの人,物 of their World Cup (選挙などの)運動をする, 追加するing: "I'm now their number one 支持者 ."

South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer paid a glowing 尊敬の印 to De Villiers, who played the first two 実験(する)s in South Africa's 2009 series victory over the British and Irish Lions.

He said: "The way in which he never gave up fighting to 打ち勝つ his last serious 膝 傷害 reminded me again how much of a 軍人 he is and how 高度に he regarded the Springbok jersey.

"He will go 負かす/撃墜する as one of the greatest Springboks ever and in my 注目する,もくろむs h e is probably one of the best captains in the history of world rugby, who always put the team first and gave his time for any player, young or old without ever changing who he is.

"To see the emotions in the team room when he said his good byes to his team-mates made me realise how 井戸/弁護士席-liked he is, by every person in this squad, but also most other people in the world-wide rugby fraternity.

"ジーンズ 濃厚にするd my life and I 持つ/拘留する him in very high regard, as person and rugby player. Rugby will be poorer without ジーンズ de Villiers."

Ireland captain Paul O'Connell played と一緒に De Villiers at Munster in the 2009/2010 season, and あられ/賞賛するd the luckless Springbok in the wake of his 退職.

"He's a 広大な/多数の/重要な guy, an incredible leader," said O'Connell.

"He has all the values you admire and want in a captain.

"And I think World Cups just don't seem to work out for him.

"And it's so disappointing for him, 特に to go on the 旅行 he did to come 支援する from his 膝 傷害.

"And then to 選ぶ up a knock on his jaw five weeks ago 同様に, to get 支援する from that and now to 選ぶ up this, it's very disappointing for him.

"But that's 実験(する) rugby.

"He's had a terrific career, he's a fantastic player and I wish him the best in his 退職.

"They seem to have a lot of strength in depth but he will be a big loss for them.

"He's a big leader for them, he has a lot of experience, defensively he's a very clever player in that backline and he's just a 静めるing 影響(力).

"So t hey've got some young guys in that backline and he was a good guy to have in there with them.

"So he'll be a big loss."

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