All Blacks skipper Sam Cane to quit test rugby at end of season

The 32-year-old flanker plans to return to Japan. 

New Zealand's Sam Cane has called time on his All Blacks career. 

Incumbent All Blacks captain Sam Cane announced on Monday that he would be returning to Japanese club rugby at the end of the season and retiring from the international game.

The 32-year-old flanker said he had decided to sign up for an extended stay at Suntory Sungoliath, where he is currently playing on sabbatical, and thus give up his eligibility to play for New Zealand.