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Richie McCaw got his 100th cap in the pool game v France in 2011
He liked many players start of at a young age. He developed a passion for the game and has continued to be a great servant to the game
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.
Richie McCaw is a role model because; 1. He puts the team before himself 2. He is humble 3. He is modest in victory 4. He is a good sport when dealing with defeat 5. He consistently plays a good hard clean game i.e. sets an amazing example to the others In summary he epitomises everything that a New Zealander should be.
You can only really judge this by the person that wins the IRB Player of the year award as its voted for by those who run the game and is not an oppinion which of course we all have - For the second year New Zealand captain Richie McCaw has been named the International Rugby Board Player of the Year 2010.
Richie Ashburn - 1962. There were two All Star games in 1962 and Ashburn was selected to the second game. The Mets did not have a representative at the first game.
First game played was against the Australian national side where the New Zealanders were called the Originals The name All Blacks was coined in Britain in 1905
Australia 3-22 New Zealand( Sydney , Australia; 15 August 1903)
Richie Barker debuted on April 25, 1999 and played his final game on May 5, 1999.
Rugby.
The All Blacks play Tonga in the opening game of the RWC 2011.
Richie Myers debuted on April 21, 1956, playing for the at ; he played his final game on May 2, 1956, playing for the at .