Cameron Smith announces his retirement from rugby league after 430 NRL games

Cameron Smith has officially announced his retirement from rugby league, ahead of the start of the 2021 NRL season tomorrow night.

Smith, 37, finished his career by captaining the Storm to their fourth NRL premiership and his third as a player.

The grand final was Smith’s 430th NRL match, which is the league’s record for most first-grade appearances.

Smith had announced his representative retirement in 2018.

He played 56 Tests for Australia and 42 State of Origin matches for Queensland, winning 11 series with the Maroons.

Smith’s career was also highlighted by a number of individual honours.

He twice won the Dally M Medal (2006 and 2017) and claimed the Dally M Hooker of the Year award on nine occasions.

Smith was a four-time winner of the…