Ex-New Zealand skipper McCaw crowned Men's 15s Player of the Decade


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 08 Dec 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool A - Japan v Russia - Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 20, 2019 Former New Zealand captain Richie McCaw inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Matthew Childs

(Reuters) - New Zealand's twice Rugby World Cup-winning captain Richie McCaw was named Men's 15s Player of the Decade by World Rugby on Monday.

McCaw, who led the All Blacks to back-to-back World Cup titles in 2011 and 2015, saw off competition from former team mates Dan Carter, Kieran Read, Brodie Retallick and Beauden Barrett, as well as France's Thierry Dusautoir, Ireland's Johnny Sexton and South African Pieter-Steph du Toit.

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