KEY POINTS:
"I'm going out a winner. I'm very proud of my boys and the coaching staff. We're one tight unit and I know New Zealand rugby league's in good hands, we've got some great kids coming through and the mana will carry on."
- Kiwis captain Ruben Wiki announces his retirement from test football
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"He's irreplaceable. What he's done for the Kiwis is a lot more than what goes on on the field. I just think so much of Rubes. I know as a coach I would have struggled without him there leading the way."
- Kiwis coach Brian McClennan
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"We tried everything we could. We were down to one sub on the bench and had forwards playing in the backs."
- An exhausted Stacey Jones
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"When I first came into the Kiwis my first two roomies were Ruben and Stacey. We've been around for a while but none of us knew the other was finishing today. I've kept it to myself and they kept it to themselves. It just worked out like that. We've come so far together and to finish up together, I guess, is fitting."
- Nigel Vagana breaks his retirement news
