PERTH, Australia (AP) — Just days after playing in his 150th test for Australia, Wallabies prop James Slipper said Wednesday he will retire after his 151st — Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup match against New Zealand.

The 36-year-old Slipper joins Welsh player Alun Wyn Jones (171) and New Zealand’s Sam Whitelock (153), in becoming just the third player to reach 150 tests when he ran out in Auckland last week in Australia's 33-24 loss to the All Blacks at Eden Park.

Slipper’s test career will finish where it started in Perth, Western Australia, site of Saturday's match, where he debuted in 2010 as a 21-year-old off the bench against England at Subiaco Oval.

A Gold Coast junior in Queensland state, Slipper became the Wallabies’ 83rd test captain in 2015 and has led Australia 15 times.

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