Blair Connor retires

Blair Connor, the colourful character who has spent the last decade on the wing for Bordeaux-Begles, has announced his retirement from the game.

Connor was born in Brisbane, Australia, in 1988. Before his move to France, he represented the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby in 2009 and 2010.

“Unfortunately for me,” Connor said, “It’s no longer the 1960s where a warm-up was a cigarette and training was 10 beers in the pub!” Connor said on social media.

“These days, training is in fact more intense than matches and more important for the win.

“I decided I could give 100 percent this season, but I’ll have nothing more to give next season.”

Connor, who scored 46 tries in 219 games for Bordeaux-Begles, added: “Now the time has come for surfing.”