Australia's Slipper to retire after All Blacks Test

Australia prop James Slipper will retire from international duty after the Wallabies' Test against New Zealand this weekend.

The 36-year-old, Australia's most capped player, became the first player to play 150 Tests for the Wallabies during a defeat by the All Blacks on Saturday.

He represented Australia in four World Cups and captained the side on 15 occasions.

"Representing the Wallabies has been the single proudest achievement of my rugby career and a privilege I have never taken for granted," said Slipper.

"As a young kid on the Gold Coast playing backyard footy with my brothers, it was a dream to pull on the gold jersey - and to be able to say I've lived my dream for what's coming on 16 years is more than I could ever have asked for."

Slipper is just the third player to reach the 150-cap milestone after New Zealand's Sam Whitelock and Wales' Alun Wyn Jones.

"He's incredibly popular in the group and is the ultimate team man," Australia coach Joe Schmidt said.

"I know how much representing the Wallabies means to him and his record speaks for itself with the number of milestones he has achieved at the highest level of the game."

Slipper made his debut against England in Perth in 2010.

His final appearances for the Wallabies will come in the same city on Saturday, when Australia take on rivals New Zealand (10:45am BST) as they bid for their first Rugby Championship title in a decade.

The Wallabies' are four points behind South Africa going into the final round of fixtures.