Richie McCaw

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Richie McCaw is a legendary New Zealand rugby union flanker widely regarded as one of the greatest players and captains in the history of the sport.

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instanceOf New Zealand international rugby union player
human
rugby union coach
rugby union flanker
rugby union player
authored The Open Side
awardReceived IRB Player of the Year
surface form: IRB International Player of the Year 2006

IRB Player of the Year
surface form: IRB International Player of the Year 2009

IRB Player of the Year
surface form: IRB International Player of the Year 2010
captained All Blacks
Crusaders
New Zealand national rugby union team
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1980-12-31
degree Bachelor of Agricultural Science
education Lincoln University
Otago Boys' High School
familyName McCaw
fullName Richard Hugh McCaw
givenName Richard
height 1.88 m
honour Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand Order of Merit
surface form: Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Order of New Zealand
World Rugby Player of the Year
internationalCaps 148
isConsideredOneOf greatest rugby union captains of all time
greatest rugby union players of all time
language English
league Super Rugby
marriedTo Gemma Flynn
nationalTeamDebut 2001
notableFor breakdown skills
leadership
work rate
occupation commercial helicopter pilot
motivational speaker
participatedIn 2003 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
2015 Rugby World Cup
placeOfBirth Oamaru, New Zealand
playedFor All Blacks
Canterbury rugby union team
surface form: Canterbury Rugby Football Union

Crusaders
New Zealand national rugby union team
positionPlayed flanker
openside flanker
retiredFromInternationalRugby 2015
retiredFromProfessionalRugby 2015
sport rugby union
spouse Gemma McCaw
testMatchesPlayedForNewZealand 148
testTriesScored 27
weight 106 kg
worldCupCaptain 2011 Rugby World Cup
2015 Rugby World Cup
worldCupWinner 2011 Rugby World Cup
2015 Rugby World Cup

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All Blacks notableCaptain Richie McCaw
2015 Rugby World Cup winnerCaptain Richie McCaw