All-conquering All Black captain Richie McCaw has been named New Zealand’s Player of the Year.
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The New Zealand Prime Minister told Radio Sport he sounded out the All Black Captain on getting a knighthood. He says he was deadly serious about the offer for the New Year’s honours.
Speaking for the first time about the incident, McCaw said the final against the French got “filthy” when he was eye-gouged.
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Richie McCaw is the All Blacks’ most capped player of all time, having represented New Zealand on 116 occasions to date.
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All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has been nominated for a royal honour, and possibly a knighthood, just days after leading the team to victory in the Rugby World Cup.
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