Retired Ravenhill hero John Afoa: I was part of an amazing Ulster team, we just didn’t win anything

John Afoa on the charge for Ulster during the 2012 Heineken Cup Final defeat by Leinster

Michael Sadlier

It just seemed right to call time, a losing NPC Play-Off for Bay of Plenty in October 2023 and just over a week short of turning 40.

John Afoa knew this would be it, even with an option to be involved the next season, and that the sheer effort to keep going might no longer be beneficial.