Hayden Triggs confirms retirement

Hayden Triggs has confirmed his retirement from rugby after a 'stressful' season where the former Maori All Blacks lock had to cope with losing his three-week old baby daughter.

Triggs, 35, had represented the Hurricanes, the Highlanders, the Chiefs and the Blues before joining Leinster in 2015.

"I'm finishing. I'm done, I'm retiring," Triggs told Sky Sports.

"I had a conversation with [Leinster coach] Leo [Cullen] at the start of this season and that was my plan from day one of this year.

"It's given me focus and a clarity this year without having the stress and the worry of what's going to happen contractually for next year."

"The lows have been extremely low, more personally and for my family, and then there have been times where you are on a high and that also comes on a personal level with our kids that we still have and with my wife," Triggs added.

Triggs represented the Maori All Blacks nine times since his debut in 2007 and played most notably for the Highlanders (2008-2010) and the Blues (2014-15) in Super Rugby.