Dan Biggar ended his stellar career with Wales in a disappointing defeat against Argentina in the World Cup quarter-final, but the Toulon fly-half believes the future is bright for Welsh rugby.
Biggar’s 112th Test appearance in the red jersey saw Wales go down 27-19 to Argentina on Saturday, leaving the playmaker described by Wales coach Warren Gatland as a “great servant” feeling a mix of “frustration and disappointment.”
“You know sometimes when you’re absolutely hands-down beaten, you can hold your hands up and let it slide a little bit but we felt like we had control of that game, certainly for large periods of that first half,” Biggar said.
“But fair play to Argentina, they hung on in there and turned the game into a bit of a brawl really, which probably suited them a bit more than it did us.”
While Biggar steps away from the international stage, he will continue at club level in the Top 14 with Toulon but admitted he would miss the passion of being involved in the Wales set-up.
“Yeah, that’s been my character from day one really. Hopefully people will remember me for being passionate and caring about every moment. I am going to miss it,” said the 33-year-old, who leaves as Wales’ fourth-highest Test points scorer with 633 points and also fourth on the list of their most-capped players.
“I didn’t think I would be particularly emotional, I almost thought I would be relieved, but there’s definitely a bit of sadness. I’m definitely going to miss it in the months and years to come,” he stated.
“It’ll be raw for a couple of days, maybe a couple of weeks. But when I reflect back on my career, hopefully I’ll be fairly pleased with what I’ve done,” Biggar concluded.
