Brumbies salute 'wonderful man' Alexander
Brumbies great Ben Alexander has announced his retirement from rugby union, prompting tributes from chief executive Michael Thomson and head coach Dan McKellar.
The 33-year-old prop called time on a record-breaking career on Monday after making 154 Super Rugby appearances for the Brumbies - more than any other player - and collecting 72 Test caps for Australia.
Alexander's final appearance for the Australian Conference franchise came in a 40-31 defeat of the Waratahs in July, described by the Brumbies as "a fitting end to a glorious career".
Thomson added: "Ben has been a loyal club man and incredible talent. Not only is he a tremendous rugby player, Ben is also a wonderful man and is a very popular person amongst the players, staff and supporters.
"His commitment to the club is second-to-none and is exemplified by his retirement as our record cap holder."
McKellar said: "Ben has been at the club for a long period of time and is a guy who is very popular amongst the playing group, is highly respected and has had a tremendous career having made a significant contribution to the Brumbies."
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Danny don't care. He pretends to care but he don't. He says all this stuff to justify his reasoning but no one can claim that legitimately. He knew exactly what he was doing and wondered if his old team mate would overlook it, which he did. Ref has got to be sidelined or properly trained. It's one thing for refs to move up the ranks but if it was me I would require refs to either have played in different clubs or not at all having the temptation to bias in high stakes games like this. This has got to be stamped out. But then again World Rugby is so destroying the game of rugby in an attempt to be more “safe” and “concussion free”. What they are doing is making it more infuriating for the fans and more difficult for the refs to officiate evenly and consistently. It's fast become Australian Rules football. If guys don't want concussions, they should have played chess. Stop complaining you oldies of the game. When they played the game was vastly heavier hitting than it is now but of course they can't see that.
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