Cheers to a good career from a highly annoying player

Dominici calls it a day

January 06, 2008

VETERAN France winger Christophe Dominici announced his retirement from international rugby Sunday after a career which yielded 23 tries from 65 games.

"Playing for France is over," said the 35-year-old following his Stade Francais club's 33-6 win over Montpellier in the national Top 14 championship.

"It has been a big part of my life but now it's time to turn the page. There are other players and it's a new story beginning for France with the objective of the 2011 World Cup.

"If I am being honest, I know I will not be at the next World Cup."

Dominici made his French debut in February, 1998, in a 24-17 win over England and he won his last cap in the 34-10 defeat to Argentina in the third-place play-off for the 2007 World Cup last October.

Agence France-Presse