Richard(Richie) McCaw Full Name Richard McCaw Nickname Richie Height 1.88m Weight 105kg Birthdate 31.12.80 Birthplace Oamaru Occupation Student Marital Status Single Club Christchurch College: Otago Boys High School Position Flanker Representative Career Breakdown NPC TEAM Canterbury SUPER12 TEAM Crusaders http://www.crfu.co.nz/ TEST DEBUT 17:11:01 v Ireland at Dublin Career Notes * Selected for the All Blacks before he'd even played a full Super 12 game and was man of the match on Test debut against Ireland. * New Zealand's NPC and Under-21 Player of the Year in 2001. Last year he was voted the International Rugby Player's Association Newcomer of the Year. * A member of the New Zealand's World Cup winning Under-19 team in Wales in 1999, McCaw also played in two international tournament winning New Zealand Under-21 teams in 2000 and 2001. Richard McCaw is a dynamic flanker in the mould of former All Black captain and current NZRU board member Graham Mourie. McCaw was brought up in North Otago and educated in Dunedin prior to settling in Christchurch. McCaw backed up the promising start to his Test career on the tour of Ireland, Scotland and Argentina in 2001 by being one of the All Blacks' best in last year's Tri-Nations success. (以上資料到2003年11月) World Cup 官網的介紹，All Blacks的Key-player之一 Richie McCaw (Flanker, Canterbury and Crusaders) When legendary All Black Josh Kronfeld stepped down from international rugby to pursue a club career in England in 2001, most New Zealanders believed they had lost one of their all-time greatest openside flankers. However they did not have long to wait before for a player emerged who can fill Kronfeld's big shoes. Twenty-two-year-old flanker Richie McCaw is a mobile, hard-working and brilliant loose forward who is quickly earning a reputation as being as good as, if not better than Kronfeld. At 1.88 metres and 105 kilos, McCaw is perfectly built for a flanker and his lightning speed sees him often getting to the breakdown to secure the ball for his side before the props have even popped their head up from the scrum. He is potent in attack and can often be spotted linking the forwards and backs with an incisive run or well judged pass. Another with leadership credentials, he captained New Zealand Colts in their victorious final of the 2001 Under 21 Southern Hemisphere Championship in Sydney. Later the same year, in his first season of provincial rugby, he spearheaded Canterbury's charge to another National Provincial Championship title and went on to star on the All Blacks픠end-of-year tour to the Northern Hemisphere, John Mitchell's first as Coach. This tour saw him pick up the Man of Match Award on his Test debut against Ireland in Dublin, the first of his 14 Test caps to date with one try scored. It was no surprise at the end of 2001 when he was named both New Zealand's Under 21 and National Provincial Championship First Division Player of the Year. Heading into the 2002 Super 12 season McCaw had only played a total of eight minutes of Super 12 rugby. However he went on to become instrumental in the Canterbury Crusader's Super 12 victory, helping his team to become the first to win every match in a Super 12 season. Something interesting (What you should know about him!) My earliest rugby memory is Hard frosty grounds as a 7 year old in Kurow. The position I played at secondary school was Number 8 My favourite rugby star back then was Michael Jones The player I respect the most is Next one I come up against The best thing about rugby is Meeting people, travel The worst thing about rugby is Wet training, Injuries My best moment in rugby was Being selected in the All Blacks My best moment outside of rugby was Making Otago BHS 1st XI cricket team My most embarrassing moment was None of note Favourite Food Marinated venison Favourite Book/magazine Ralph Favourite Movie The Castle Favourite Actor/Actress Bruce Willis Favourite Band/Music CCR Favourite Country to visit Ireland Favourite Ground Littlebourne (Otago Boys High School) I hate it when Lose my car keys I'd hate to be without Food, TV The best advice my mother gave me was Grasp opportunities The worst job I've ever had was Digging post holes The best holiday I've ever had was New Year in Wanaka If I were Prime Minister I would Lower taxes he sportsperson I most admire is Tiger Woods For relaxation I like to Fish, watch TV, Golf If it wasn't for rugby I'd like to be Traveling My other major interests are Waterskiing & Golf My ambition in life is Be wealthy and happy with what I'm doing If I could invite four famous people to dinner I'd choose Bruce Willis, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Nelson Mandela --

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