Wales Scrum-half, Rhys Webb announced his retirement ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby General

Wales Scrum-half, Rhys Webb announced his retirement ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Wales and British & Irish Lions Scrum-half, Rhys Webb has officially announced his international retirement from rugby ahead of the upcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Rhys Webb has become the third Wales player to announce his retirement before the World cup following his Ospreys colleagues Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric.

Webb made his Test debut 11 years ago, but he missed out on the 2015 World Cup through injury and was unavailable for Japan 2019 as Wales’ previous selection policy for players plying their trade abroad meant he could not be considered.

Two years later he won two Test caps for the British and Irish Lions on their 2017 tour to New Zealand. 

With his Ospreys contract expiring at the end of the 2022-23 season, 40-cap Webb has now revealed he has accepted an offer to play abroad.