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| ru_nationalcaps = 148 | ru_nationalpoints = (135) | ru_ntupdate = 19 November 2015 | other = yes | spouse = Gemma Flynn | school = Otago Boys' High School | university = Lincoln University }} Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw (born 31 December 1980) is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who captained the All Blacks – the country's national team – in 110 out of his 148 test matches. He is the most capped test rugby player of all time. McCaw predominantly played in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury teams, but had also played as blindside flanker and no. 8. McCaw has won the World Rugby player of the year award a record three times (equal with Dan Carter). His ability to anticipate play and adaptability to referee's law interpretations are two of his key attributes. He was raised in Kurow in rural North Otago, before moving to Dunedin in 1994 to board at Otago Boys' High School. In 1999 he moved to Christchurch to study at Lincoln University and was selected in the national under-19 team. The following year he played for the Under-21s and Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship (NPC), before debuting in 2001 for the Crusaders in Super Rugby. He 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 and was selected as New Zealand's first choice openside flanker for the 2003 World Cup. McCaw became a regular selection for New Zealand, only missing a few games due to recurring concussions. In 2006 he was appointed captain of the All Blacks – who 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 the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups, becoming one of only twenty dual Rugby Union World Cup winners. During McCaw's career, Canterbury won the NPC (later ITM Cup) five times, and the Crusaders have reached the Super Rugby semi-finals nine times, going on to win the final on four of these occasions. Since his debut, the All Blacks have won seven Tri-Nations titles, completed three successful Grand Slam tours and won the Bledisloe Cup eight times. In 2010 McCaw played his 100th Super Rugby game, made a record-equalling 94th test appearance for his country, and became New Zealand's most capped All Black captain – leading the side in 87 test matches, making him the highest capped test Captain in Rugby Union history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Test matches: Most matches as captain )〕 In 2010 his contract was NZ$750,000 per year, making him the equal highest paid player in New Zealand. In the 2011 World Cup Pool game against France, McCaw became the first All Black to reach 100 caps. On 23 October, McCaw led his team to their second World Cup title in 24 years by beating France 8–7 in the final. In 2012, after the win against the Springboks in Soweto, McCaw became the first rugby union player to win 100 tests – while at the time only having lost 12 games. McCaw is the most-capped player in rugby union history with 148 caps. His autobiography, ''Richie McCaw: The Open Side'', was co-written with Greg McGee and released on 9 October 2012. In the United Kingdom and United States the book is titled ''The Real McCaw''. It includes some criticism of Wayne Barnes' appointment as the referee for the All Blacks' 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, and gives McCaw's perspective of the coaching appointment of Graham Henry over Robbie Deans. ==Early years== McCaw's great-great-grandfather immigrated to New Zealand, from the Scottish Borders in 1893, and settled in the Hakataramea Valley, South Canterbury. McCaw's father still works the family farm and his mother is a local teacher. On New Year's Eve 1980, Richard Hugh McCaw was born in the nearby town of Oamaru. He grew up on his parents' farm along with his sister Joanna. McCaw started flying gliders with his grandfather, a Tempest pilot during World War II credited with shooting down 20 V1 missiles, when he was nine years old.〔 He played rugby for the local Kurow rugby club as a youngster,〔 but it was not until 1994, when he boarded at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin, that he started to take the game seriously.〔 In his last year at Otago Boys High, McCaw was head boy, ''proxime accessit'' (runner up) to the dux and played in the school's top rugby team.〔 McCaw came to the attention of national selectors during a 5-all draw with Rotorua Boys' High School in the 1998 New Zealand secondary schools rugby final in Christchurch.〔 However, he failed to make the New Zealand Secondary Schools Team, losing out to Sam Harding, Angus McDonald and Hale T-Pole.〔 With Sam Harding moving south to study at the University of Otago, McCaw headed to Christchurch's Lincoln University to study agricultural science and pursue his rugby interests.〔 He achieved all but two papers for his Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree before rugby became his life. He received an honorary doctorate on recognition of his sporting achievements in April 2012. In 1999, McCaw was selected in the New Zealand under 19 squad (coached by Mark Shaw), which won the world championship in Wales. During that series, McCaw realised his All Blacks dream could be attainable.〔 The following year he was selected in the New Zealand under 21 squad and debuted for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship (NPC) against North Harbour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Canterbury Rugby Football Union )〕 On 31 March 2001 he made his Super Rugby debut with the Crusaders, playing a few minutes in a losing effort against the Hurricanes.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Crusaders )〕 That year he only played twice for the Crusaders, both times as a substitute, for a total of just eight minutes playing time. 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