All Blacks captain McCaw returns to face France

New Zealand's Richie McCaw leads his team out before the match Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic

SWANSEA, Wales (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has recalled captain Richie McCaw to lead a highly experienced All Blacks side in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final blockbuster against France at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

With France having upset the All Blacks at the 1999 and 2007 World Cups, Hansen has selected a 23 with a combined 1,295 caps and including no fewer than four men to have been named World Player of the Year in McCaw, Dan Carter, Brodie Retallick and Kieran Read.