Richie McCaw lifts the Rugby World Cup for New Zealand
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Writing in the New Zealand Herald Wynne Gray looks into the future and imagines a World Cup without Richie McCaw, and sees a young contender coming into view.
"As All Black captain Richie McCaw saunters away for some surgery, gliding and downtime after the World Cup glories, the selectors will ponder how best to safeguard his future.
"He's heading towards his 31st birthday and while he remains near the apex of global stars in his openside flanker role, McCaw's best years are not in front of him.
"His rugby smarts and indomitable spirit suggest McCaw can stay at his current prime level of performance for a few seasons yet. Surgery on his right foot should sort out the pain which inhibited his training during the World Cup and would have lowered a lesser athlete.
"But seeing young Crusaders' flanker Matt Todd at training during the World Cup raised the interest on a variety of fronts."
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