McCaw commits to NZ
25 May 2011
Richie McCaw has signed a four-year contract extension with the Crusaders and NZRU.
The 30-year-old All Blacks captain announced the news on Wednesday morning, with the deal to keep him in New Zealand until 2015.
McCaw’s new contract has the same terms as the flyhalf Dan Carter signed last week, which includes several clauses like the opportunity to take a ‘sabbatical’ or possibly a complete break from the sport.
However, unlike Carter, McCaw said he had no interest in playing overseas.
‘It was nice he [Carter] made the same call,’ McCaw said at the press conference. ‘I don’t think I had the same interest that Dan did from overseas. I just always wanted the opportunity to stay in New Zealand.
‘I didn’t want to play that game [of playing overseas]. As someone who is honest I did not want to be telling them crap. The NZRU has been fair and as long as you are being treated fair, I am very happy.
‘I love playing for the All Blacks and the Crusaders and want to hang around for a bit longer yet.’
McCaw will be 34 by the 2015 World Cup in England, but there is a clause that allows the player and the NZRU to break ties if he is no longer capable of making the team on merit.
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25 May 2011, 18:17 pm
@BringItHomeBoks(bokfan1)-245: We were at a game at the tank and i remember so clearly, even the exact position on field near the opposite sideline James taking him out and every one going absolutely ballistic.
But about Joost, i agree , exceptional player, have actually been wondering for a while who is the better scrummie him or FDP.
25 May 2011, 18:18 pm
@BringItHomeBoks(bokfan1)-243:
show me where Ive ever mentioned ‘boers’ ?
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Transie !!!!
help the kid out, he’s sinking.
25 May 2011, 18:20 pm
@Michael(mikeybrass)-250:
Im sorry, I assumed you had a modicum of intelligence or a smidgen of humour
I was wrong.
Please dont be offended if I ignore you from now. Consider it a Win-Win.
25 May 2011, 18:25 pm
@BringItHomeBoks(bokfan1)-243: Too true. I prefer BP to Popps69 who is a wanker of the OBE.
25 May 2011, 18:25 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-253: You’re forgiven; you are a kiwi after all
25 May 2011, 18:30 pm
“Who is the toughest opponent you’ve ever come up against in your career?
I would say Mark Andrews — the reason being, when I first played against him, he was obviously an established legend at the time and he taught me a lesson. When I played against him for the first time, I came off the bench and he laughed at me for most of the game. He dropped a knee in my bum and everything (laughs). It really taught me a lesson, I think, and he really helped me into my future! I’m not sure if he intended for it to be like that, but that’s one of the moments I hold close and one of the moments I used to build my career on. I’m not sure if he’s aware that he helped with that, but from there I have always held him as a great player. I’ve also always had great battles with Victor Matfield. We’ve played together from age-grade rugby right through to Test matches and we always seem to have a bit of fun on the field, so it’s been great!”
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Soooooooooooooooo, apparently it says somewhere here that “Jack hit Matfield”
so I must be wrong….
Of course I mentioned the match when Jack first started a Test vs Boks – which was the following week at Eden Park, as I made clear. This quote where Jack “came off the bench” was at Newlands, the previous match.
25 May 2011, 18:42 pm
@BringItHomeBoks(bokfan1)-243:
2010 was a very good year for your personal development. Still alot of room for improvement, fortunately.
25 May 2011, 18:53 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-252: are you having fun yet?
25 May 2011, 18:55 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-256: Re-read yet again. Better luck next time. Then again, there I was thinking you were ignoring me. How silly of me.
25 May 2011, 18:57 pm
@BringItHomeBoks(bokfan1)-243: Too true bro.
Outta here. Got an event on. Catch ye later boys, and Kiwis (like shooting fish in a barrel to wind you lot up).
25 May 2011, 19:30 pm
Looks like it’s Blackie doing the lynching.
25 May 2011, 19:32 pm
pdv back to his best…
Johannesburg – The recent
victories the Cheetahs and
Stormers secured in the Super
Rugby competition were seen as a turning point from a national team perspective, Springbok coach Peter de Villiers said on Wednesday.
“The two games I will put down this year that have set a marker for the World Cup is the one in Bloemfontein where the Cheetahs beat the Crusaders, that was a turning point for us,
and then Friday’s game where
the Stormers came back to win on the same field where the World Cup final will be,” said De Villiers.
“For a South African team to
come from being down and to
win it, is enough food for thought for the Kiwis and I hope we can build on that.”
25 May 2011, 19:35 pm
@gunther keeps the cape in shape(gunther)-261: he’s quite the bully…
25 May 2011, 19:39 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-263:
Nah.
He stood his corner bravely.
Davey Crockett at the Alamo
25 May 2011, 19:54 pm
It was a bit like the days of Old Transie, altho he never provided the noose
just the rope.
This fella was roadkill compared, I almost felt sorry for him
almost.
25 May 2011, 19:58 pm
pssssst, Transie
thanks for the cut’n'paste from Krusty
1 for Old Transie huh
sure am gonna miss him
(Krusty that is; never you fella)
25 May 2011, 20:01 pm
The terminator lives.
25 May 2011, 20:04 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-265: is this a trap?
25 May 2011, 20:08 pm
You could be right, Old Transie
but
then again
Krustys mouth has been called much much worse than that.
25 May 2011, 20:08 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-268:
Tread carefully.
And now I have a Brazilian competition to judge at Mavericks.
Peace
25 May 2011, 20:10 pm
Save Old Transie !
25 May 2011, 20:38 pm
hehehehe cheers Gunman
25 May 2011, 20:39 pm
@gunther keeps the cape in shape(gunther)-270:
You’re judging brazilians.
Nice life you have.
25 May 2011, 21:34 pm
it seems both coaches were feeling quite garrulous today:
While McCaw broke the news
Henry sat in the shadows but was at his
loquacious best when asked to articulate
what it meant to have his key card for this
year’s World Cup (and beyond) locked in
place.
“The best way for me to communicate what a
fine leader McCaw is to tell you a story about
him,” he said.
“Back in 2008, I think it was, we were playing
a test in South Africa. We didn’t get back to
our hotel until the early hours of the morning
and the guys needed to be up at six in the
morning to get to our next venue.
“Richie held a team meeting at 4.30am before
they left with his leadership group to set the
tone for the rest of the week. For me, when
he did that, the next test match was won
right there. He not only leads by example on
the field, but is a settling influence for the
team. He is a very, very good leader of men.”
The question is how good? The answer will
probably be provided in late October when
the curtain closes on the World Cup. But for
now at least his legacy, Henry says, compares
favourably with All Blacks royalty – Lochore,
Whineray and Fitzpatrick.
“You just need to look at his winning
percentage. Although it is hard for me to
compare him to Whineray for example,
because I have not had the same amount to
do with him as I have a Fitzy or a Tana
Umaga, I don’t think too many people would
argue that McCaw is among our finest All
Blacks captains. He has had that rare ability to
adapt as a rugby player and as a leader and
displays all the attributes of a great leader:
courage, bravery and guts. We are very lucky
to have him.”
25 May 2011, 21:53 pm
He could certainly teach Johann Muller a thing or 3 about ‘respect’.
26 May 2011, 04:24 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-275: for the game Bwahahahaha ???
Respect for the rules???? bwahahaha
Jeez Pantoffles but you are the biggest Bsh*tter on this site. He is a legend but he, and this from my aussie mates and Blues chinas too, a spoiler of note.
26 May 2011, 07:21 am
@KevinRack(KevinRack)-276:
oh no
poor Richie has been called “a spoiler” by KevinRack
he’ll be rightly devastated
Hey Kevin – which referee are you going to falsely accuse of being “a cheat” today ?
on 2nd thoughts, let me re-phrase that
which referee are you NOT going to falsely accuse of being “a cheat” today ?
26 May 2011, 07:29 am
I wonder actually how many games could Richie’s body handle in those 4 years.
I reckon he will be injured more than actually playing
26 May 2011, 07:42 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-274: Correct me if i am wrong but i think McCaw winning percentage as captain is unmatched
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