Former All Blacks captain Jerry Collins has been tipped for a move overseas after ending his career with New Zealand.Collins made his Test debut against Argentina in Christchurch in 2001 and won 48 caps, including three as captain for the All Blacks.
The Western Samoa-born star, who has been labelled the hardest tackler in the game, is set to play for the Barbarians against England on Sunday, and explained why he has decided to end his domestic carer in New Zealand at a relatively young age.
"It's something I've thought about for a while," he revealed. "I've played 10 years for one province and it's hard to leave but it's probably the right time."
Despite rumours of a move to the northern hemisphere, the destructive flanker denied that he had already lined up a lucrative contract in Europe as he wants to honour the deal with his current employers.
"I'm not in any rush to get out the country," he added. "With me, I'd like to think that what you saw is what you got. I always tried to put as much as I could into every match.
"I wanted to leave at the right time and after thinking about things over the past week, and then getting through Saturday night's match, that time is now. I wanted to do it the right way with respect to the Hurricanes, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Wellington Rugby Union.
"You can't negotiate while you're still contracted so at the moment the cupboard is pretty bare, but I'm sure there's someone out there who will give me a job for a couple of weeks."
