NRL: Steve Price to quit

Steve Price at today's press conference. Photo / NZPA

Former New Zealand Warriors captain Steve Price is to retire from rugby league at the end of this season.

The 35-year-old prop made the announcement in Auckland today.

Price joined the Warriors in 2005 after a decade with the Canterbury Bulldogs in Sydney.

He captained the Warriors until the end of last season when Simon Mannering took over the role.

Price has yet to make an appearance in the National Rugby League this season due to injury.

He has played 16 tests for Australia and 28 State of Origin matches for Queensland.

Factbox on Steve Price:

Date of birth: March 3, 1974

Position: Prop

Height: 1.93m

Weight: 107kg

Representative honours: 15 tests for Australia, 28 State of Origin matches for Queensland

NRL debut: 1994 for Canterbury Bulldogs

NRL appearances: 313, including 222 for Canterbury.

New Zealand Warriors debut: March, 2005, v Manly.

New Zealand Warriors appearances: 91.

- NZPA