Australia great Smith calls time on 20-year career

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - April 6, 2019 Bristol Bears' George Smith in action with Bath's Elliott Stooke Action Images/Andrew Couldridge

(Reuters) - Australian flanker George Smith has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the age of 38, bringing an end to a career that spanned two decades and featured 111 test appearances.

The second most capped Wallabies forward of all time, Smith had played 100 times for his country by the age of 29 and was recalled after a gap of four years to play his final test against the British and Irish Lions in 2013.