Retirement
Percy Montgomery announced his retirement from international test rugby on 30 August 2008, after the Springboks beat Australia 53-8 in their last game of the 2008 Tri-Nations. In May 2009, he rejoined the Boks, but this time in a coaching role as the team's kicking consultant in the run-up to the British and Irish Lions' tour of South Africa. Shortly after his appointment was announced, he confirmed his retirement as a player, indicating that he had planned to end his playing career at the end of the 2009 Super 14 season.
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