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Richie McCaw retires! os sad to see a living legend go. What a man!
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<blockquote data-quote="The Jones Boy" data-source="post: 773398" data-attributes="member: 70721"><p>This comes as no surprise.</p><p>Watching him in the flesh at the games in the RWC it was abundantly obvious to the viewer in the stand that McCaw was everywhere.</p><p>His physical contribution was immense.</p><p>Hitting the breakdown early, making tackles, getting the ball out to the halfback or further out, he was the hardest working All Black I've ever seen.</p><p>I would argue safely that he was the hardest working rugby player I have ever seen, bar possibly Michael Jones (The Jones boy).</p><p>His work rate was second to none and it was made more effective that he has a finely tuned sense of anticipation and awareness.</p><p>In the semi final when the Springbok player getting up from the ruck contacted Richies hip as McCaw flashed passed, showed he was always thinking of how to get into the best position for the next phase. He was skirting around the rear of the dead ruck to get back into the defensive line on the other side and it was quicker to go around the back of the springbok side so thats what he did as the Bok forwards were still slowly getting off the ground. They tried to screw him for an elbow that never happened and keep him out of the final. What a nonsense. It was his hip and it was accidental, you can see McCaw watching the ball as he shoots passed.</p><p>Lesson for the Boks, get off the floor faster.Get into position quicker and hit more rucks harder.</p><p>Richie's work rate was second to none in the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Jones Boy, post: 773398, member: 70721"] This comes as no surprise. Watching him in the flesh at the games in the RWC it was abundantly obvious to the viewer in the stand that McCaw was everywhere. His physical contribution was immense. Hitting the breakdown early, making tackles, getting the ball out to the halfback or further out, he was the hardest working All Black I've ever seen. I would argue safely that he was the hardest working rugby player I have ever seen, bar possibly Michael Jones (The Jones boy). His work rate was second to none and it was made more effective that he has a finely tuned sense of anticipation and awareness. In the semi final when the Springbok player getting up from the ruck contacted Richies hip as McCaw flashed passed, showed he was always thinking of how to get into the best position for the next phase. He was skirting around the rear of the dead ruck to get back into the defensive line on the other side and it was quicker to go around the back of the springbok side so thats what he did as the Bok forwards were still slowly getting off the ground. They tried to screw him for an elbow that never happened and keep him out of the final. What a nonsense. It was his hip and it was accidental, you can see McCaw watching the ball as he shoots passed. Lesson for the Boks, get off the floor faster.Get into position quicker and hit more rucks harder. Richie's work rate was second to none in the game. [/QUOTE]
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