Cardiff and Wales hooker announces retirement

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.”