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August 20, 2009

Posted on 08/20/2009

Picture proof Richie McCaw's a serial offender

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is often accused of beating the Wallabies by living off-side - and now there's graphic evidence to prove it - according to the Australian Daily Telegraph.

"Damning Fox Sports footage clearly confirms McCaw's status as a serial offender with this shopping list of illegal plays that helped scuttle the Wallabies 22-16 in the first Bledisloe Cup clash in Auckland last month.

"Analysis of the opening Bledisloe Cup game shows McCaw flagrantly entering the side of the ruck at least seven times, and contesting kicks while offside on at least three occasions. But despite being captured repeatedly failing to enter the breakdown from behind the last man's feet, McCaw proved "Mr Untouchable" by escaping without a single offside penalty all night. Referee Craig Joubert only pinged McCaw twice for unrelated ruck offences."

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