FILE PHOTO: Rugby League - Australia v New Zealand Gillette Four Nations Final - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia - 13/11/10 Benji Marshall - New Zealand Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason O'Brien
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Benji Marshall, the former international Player of the Year who helped New Zealand to a stunning World Cup triumph in 2008, announced his retirement on Wednesday after nearly two decades at the top of the game.
A playmaker of immense skill, Marshall played 346 games in Australia's National Rugby League -- mostly for Wests Tigers -- and made his last appearance for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Sunday's Grand Final loss to the Penrith Panthers.
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