All Blacks legend Sam Whitelock to retire at end of season. The second row of Pau (Top 14), double world champion with the All Blacks, will end his career, as announced this Tuesday by his club and the New Zealand federation.
The 35-year-old joined the Pau Section in December, after the defeat of the. New Zealanders in the final of the 2023 World Cup in France against. Africa from South. “I've talked quite a bit with my wife Hannah and my three children about what the future holds. It’s time to close the rugby chapter,” Whitellock said in his Federation's press release.