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Jan Serfontein reveals retirement decision ‘gnawed’ at him

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Jan Serfontein reveals retirement decision ‘gnawed’ at him
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Jan Serfontein says his body was screaming at him to stop, but the mental battle to walk away from rugby nearly broke him.



The former Springbok centre has revealed the agonising internal struggle that preceded his shock retirement announcement, admitting he wrestled daily with conflicting voices telling him to quit and to carry on.



“One side of me constantly told me: ‘Jan, you can’t stop.’ The other side said: ‘It’s time to finish!’ It gnawed at me

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