(Reuters) – Welsh flyhalf Dan Biggar has introduced that he’ll surrender from world rugby nearest the nearest Global Cup in France, drawing the curtain on a 15-year profession.

The 33-year-old, who performs for French Supremacy 14 facet Toulon, made his debut for his nation on the month of nineteen in opposition to Canada in November 2008. He has since been capped greater than 100 occasions.

“I’ve decided to call time on my Wales career after the World Cup. It’s 15 years since I turned up to my first camp and it feels like the right time to walk away,” Biggar wrote in his column for The Mail on Sunday.

“I have a young family in France now, and I don’t think it’s fair for me to keep getting on a flight every autumn, summer and Six Nations.”

“Playing 10 for Wales takes its toll … There have been plenty of moments when I’ve copped it and I’m proud of how long I’ve lasted.”

Biggar has gained 3 Six Countries titles and a Brilliant Slam with Wales. He additionally captained them all the way through their Six Countries marketing campaign extreme 12 months.

“To be brutally honest, my body has started to feel more like a 33-year-old’s in the last 12 months. I still feel great on the pitch but the recovery days and the days off are getting a little harder,” he wrote.

“I’ve always wanted to stop on my own terms. If I don’t retire myself then I know I will get pushed out eventually … I have seen so many great players get phased out by injury or selection and I didn’t want that to happen to me.”

Wales are in Pond C on the Global Cup along Fiji, Australia, Georgia and Portugal and start their marketing campaign in opposition to Fiji in Bordeaux on Sept. 10.

“But I’m not going to France to enjoy the weather and have a bit of a kickaround in the sun,” Biggar, who is about to play games his 3rd Global Cup, added.

“I want to go out with as much of a bang as possible. The dream would be to get out of the group, go deep into the tournament and go out on a real high.”

(Reporting by way of Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; enhancing by way of Robert Birsel)