FORMER Australia captain James Tedesco announced his retirement from international football at fulltime in the World Cup final.
“This will be my last time wearing this jersey,” he said in an on-field interview broadcast to the stadium and on television.
“It was an honour to play some part in this.”
Tedesco played 14 Tests for Australia and six for Italy.
His club coach, Trent Robinson, said: “I knew he was going to retire tonight. I don’t know if Kevvy did but it was great that he put him out on the field tonight.”
Australia coach Kevin Walters said: “I felt for James with the competition for spots with Reece (Walsh) because I could only pick one fullback.”
