Richie McCaw - 橄欖球

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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