Rugby-Japan's Horie to retire at end of season

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool A - Japan v Samoa - City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan - October 5, 2019 Japan's Shota Horie reacts REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File photo

(Reuters) - Japan hooker Shota Horie said on Wednesday he will retire from the sport at the end of the local domestic season, bringing an end to a career that has spanned four World Cups.

Horie, who has 76 caps, played at the 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 World Cups and last appeared for Japan in a Pool D loss to Argentina at this year's tournament in France.