BARNES SAID: “Richie always had the knack of asking the right question at the right time. Sometimes it felt like I was losing a little bit of control.
Contrary to popular belief, he didn’t talk a lot on the field—he just knew the law book inside out, and when he asked a question, he often had a point.”
OWENS SAID: “If anybody had to pick the greatest player in history, it would surely be a difficult choice between him and Gareth Edwards.”
Who was McCaw?
An All Blacks titan, Richie McCaw won the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups and claimed three World Rugby Player of the Year awards. With 148 caps, he became notorious for pushing the breakdown to the absolute limit—operating in the shadows better than anyone before or since.
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