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The 36-year-old All Blacks captain and most capped All Black of all time has drawn the curtain on his stunning international career which started in Dublin 16 years ago, almost to the day, and ended in London last month when he hoisted the Webb Ellis Cup aloft for the second time.

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McCaw was the first All Black to reach 100 caps, and the first rugby union player to win 100 tests. He is the most capped player in rugby union history with 148 caps, having overtaken Brian O'Discoll's record in 2015. McCaw as also equaled the record for most appearances at the Rugby World Cup with Jason Leonard.

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2004 he was appointed captain of the All Blacks, whom he led at the 2007 world cup. After their elimination in the quarter-finals, his captaincy came under criticism, but he was retained and eventually led the team to consecutive world cup titles in 2011 and 2015, becoming one of only twenty players who have won two rugby union world cups.

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He made his debut in 2001 for the Crusaders, and was selected for the All Blacks' 2001 end-of-year tour, despite having played only eight minutes of Super 12 rugby. His debut for New Zealand was against Ireland, where he was awarded man-of-the-match. McCaw became a regular selection for New Zealand, only missing a few games due to recurring concussions.

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McCaw predominantly played in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury teams, but also played as a blindside flanker and no.8 During McCaw's career, Canterbury won the NPC (later ITM Cup) five times, and the Crusaders won four Super rugby titles. As well as two world cups, the All Blacks won seven Tri-Nations titles, completed three successful grand slam tours and won the Bledislode cup eight times.

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He captained the national team, the All Blacks, in 110 out of his 148 test matches, and won two rugby world cups.

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was the first one to reach 100 caps

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Richies school he went to was called Otago Boy's High School

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joined the all blacks in 2001 (16 years ago so he started at the age of the age of 20)

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is now 36 years old

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McCaw was born 31 December 1980

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while Richie was captin they have won a 17 world cups (that's a record)

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one of Richie's greatest moment's were siting in th changing room with his team

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when richie was a teen he wrote a plan to become an all black his plan said it would make him an all black by 2004 but he already was one by 2001 so then all he needed was to become a great all black

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when he had just been announced an all black he new he wasn't one till he got out on the field

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just before a game Richie always rights down the things he needs to nail the fist thing he puts down is start the game get involved early second he put's down be proud of his game third he put's down have a crack at there ball next he put's get up and go change gear then he'll put be calm clear about what were doing and be rely decisive and instead of having your head down have your head up and then last he'll put just play and enjoy it

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a feeling he has had was that at some point he'l get on with life

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people say be careful about turning your passion into a job but Richie still thinks rugby is his greatest love

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Richie found easy to talk about how he won't be playing next year but when he rely came down to tailing his team mates he's retiring it was way harder than he assumed

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in 1998 he became a school prefect that just made even harder but he tried rely hard because he wanted to be the best at it

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when he was at boarding school he didn't just work hard at rugby he also got super high grade.

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at boarding school he was never the strongest or fastest and didn't have the most skill with the ball but he was good at something else how strong you are mentally

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when Richie first started at boarding school someone said to him your not going to be anything special at rugby.But that just made him more determined to prove them wrong.

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Richie thinks that the rugby field is like a second home and when he's there all he has to do is be what he is a rugby player

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Richie wonders if he went to war if he would be brave enough.

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Richie say what get's him out of bed is wanting to do something no one has ever done before like only one captain has won the championship back to back and being that captain makes him so proud.

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Richie went through some relay hard times but managed to pick him self up

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Richie McCaw sets his sights on a risk-all attempt to win the Rugby World Cup

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Richie McCaw has lived his dream with characteristic precision and calculated determination. He's 34 and perhaps the best rugby player

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Richie's goal wasn't to be an all black but to be the best all black.

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one of Richie's saying was pain is temporary pride is permanent