Infotainment Factory: 'Angry' Wallabies star set to hang up the boots

SAINT-ETIENNE: Wallabies great Marika Koroibete has likely played his last Test after informing the team of his plans to retire after the Rugby World Cup in France.

Koroibete has been one of the few genuine world class Wallabies players in recent seasons and is in an exclusive club as a dual John Eales Medallist with wins in 2019 and 2022.

The dynamic winger was also named in World Rugby's team of the year last season.

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Marika Koroibete of Australia is embraced by Rob Leota.

The 31-year-old scored his first try of the 2023 World Cup in Monday's (AEDT) 34-14 win over Portugal that kept Australia's faint quarter-final hopes alive.

The Wallabies need Koroibete's native Fiji to trip up and not gain any points in Monday's final pool game against Portugal in Toulouse.

That is highly unlikely and Koroibete was full of emotion as he embraced teammates after playing his 59th Test at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Marika Koroibete and Pone Fa'amausili of Australia pose for a photo at fulltime.

"It was awesome mate," Wallabies prop Pone Fa'amausili told Wide World of Sports.

"We had Slips (James Slipper) who's reached the most Tests in the World Cup (for Australia) and Marika, it's his last Test. I think he's retiring from Test footy."

Koroibete has a young family and a well paid job in Japan with Panasonic Wild Knights.

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He is yet to make an announcement about his Wallabies future.

"I think he spoke earlier to Eddie (Jones) when he had a one on one with him," Fa'amausili said.

"And I'm real close to Marika and he definitely spoke to me, before we came to France, that this will be his last time putting on the gold jersey for the Wallabies.

Marika Koroibete of Australia scores his team's fifth try.

"I'm real gutted that I won't be able to play with him ever again because I played with him at the Rebels and I'm really grateful to share the field with him. He's obviously one of my best mates and you couldn't ask for more out of a player.

"He's ultimately one of the best, if not the best, winger in the world."

If it is to be his last Test, Koroibete went out with a bang, rattling Portugal ball carriers with several thunderous hits.

"He seemed angry, Marika on the night, he seemed angry," former Wallabies captain James Horwill told Stan Sport's RWC 2023 Central.

"He wanted to be a part of everything, chasing down and you felt a bit nervous for some of the Portuguese guys.

"You could hear the footsteps coming as he came through the midfield on kick chase. So it's good to see him back at his angry best.

"He's been a bit quiet by his own lofty standards for, you know, this tournament. So it's great to see him back in that ball ball running but also damaging best with defensively."

Wallabies assistant coach Dan Palmer hinted that several Wallabies would soon hang up the Test boots.

"It is the end of the line for some people," Palmer said on Monday.

"Some for whom this tournament will be the last time with the Wallabies. So there is mixed emotions. We spoke about performances but just trying to enjoy the time together we've got with this group for the last few weeks."