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Cardiff and Wales hooker announces retirement
By PA
Cardiff hooker Kristian Dacey has announced his retirement at the age of 33.
Dacey made over 200 appearances for Cardiff after joining them from Pontypridd in 2010 and won eight caps for Wales between 2015 and 2017.
He was also called up as cover for the British and Irish Lions’ tour of New Zealand in 2017.
“As the saying goes ‘all good things must come to and end’ and it is with great pride that I have decided to call time on my career as a professional rugby player,” Dacey wrote on Twitter.
“Being selected and playing for Wales is, and always will be, a huge honour and one of my proudest achievements.
“Playing against New Zealand after facing the Haka and beating South Africa in a sold out Principality Stadium are memories that will live with me forever.
“Being called into the British and Irish Lions tour in 2017 was an unbelievable experience.
“Training with and being coached by legends of the game was a priceless experience that I know I was unbelievably lucky to have had.”
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Yep NZ national u85 team is touring there atm I think (or just has).
Go to commentsWhat are they gonna do with the 500k and what does that achieve? They could dump the whole side and pick amateurs and save 10million, but what is that going to achieve?
The problem it feels like to me is I didn't hear what Gatland is going to do in order to win the 6N next year. How is he helping the problem. It just sounds like they're expecting miracles and for Gatland to turn around the national teams results, but what good is that when you're not fixing any of the problems and you'll just be back where you were when Gatland and the old players leave?
I think you are totally wrong in your stance. Wales abosolutely need to spend that 500k by investing in their future, it just doesn't sound like theyre giving Gatland any more resources to do it with. They're not using that 500k very well.
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