This archive report was first published on 11 May 2020.
Published on May 11, 2020, by AFP
Jerome Kaino, a 37-year-old former New Zealand back-rower and double Rugby World Cup winner, has announced his plans to retire at the end of next season.
Having lifted the Webb Ellis trophy in 2011 and again in 2015, Kaino joined French side Toulouse in 2018 and extended his contract to keep him at the Stade Ernest-Wallon until 2021.
"It will surely be my final season. I will be too old. I'll see what the club say, but good youngsters are coming through and they're the future," Kaino told French rugby newspaper Midi Olympique.
Despite being linked with a coaching position at Toulouse, Kaino expressed his desire to win the European Champions Cup title with the team, saying, "Winning the Champions Cup with Toulouse would be fantastic. I hope we'll have the chance to win from this year's edition."
