adminWELLINGTON. — All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw yesterday dropped the strongest hint yet he will retire after this year’s Rugby World Cup in England and bring his glittering career to an end. The 34-year-old captain of New Zealand, the reigning world champions, admitted he was considering hanging up his boots but was not yet ready to make a definitive announcement, preferring to focus on the ongoing Super 15 season with the Canterbury Crusaders.
“Honestly, I haven’t made any final decision but probably the likelihood is I’m not going to be playing next year,” flanker McCaw said at a Crusaders training session, in comments published on New Zealand Rugby’s official website.
“But I don’t want to be getting carried away now talking about those sorts of things when I am focusing about playing,” added McCaw, one of rugby union’s all-time great loose forwards. — AFP.
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