Rugby World Cup 2015 New Zealand captain Richie McCaw hailed as 'greatest ever' All Blacks
- 148 Tests, 111 as captain. Modern great McCaw is widely acknowledged as the best player to ever pull on an All Black jersey. A three-time world player of the year, he is the only captain to win the World Cup twice and remains rugby's most capped player, with 148 Tests.
All Blacks Sam Cane’s availability to be confirmed later in the week
All Blacks loose forward and Chiefs Captain Sam Cane has been named as the new Captain of the All Blacks. The news was announced on SKY Sport's The Breakdown show tonight, with Cane succeeding Kieran Read who retired from the All Blacks after Rugby World Cup 2019. A natural leader, 28-year-old Cane has played 68 Tests, including 48 starts.
Cane named All Blacks captain Latest Rugby News
To be the captain of the All Blacks is to be the face of the nation's most popular sport, a team that has enjoyed a decades long run as the world's most formidable rugby team.
Aaron Smith captains All Blacks against Fiji Rugby World
Richard Hugh McCaw ONZ (born 31 December 1980) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. He captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, in 110 out of his 148 test matches, and won two Rugby World Cups.He has won the World Rugby Player of the Year award a joint record three times and was the most capped test rugby player of all time from August 2015 to October 2020.
Rugby World Cup 2019 All Blacks captain Kieran Read says birthday surprise puts things in
Flanker Sam Cane has been appointed the new captain of the All Blacks, following Kieran Read's retirement after the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The 28-year-old, who made his Test debut in 2012, has 68.
All Blacks Announce Their New Captain And It's A Very Surprising Selection
Here are five of the greatest captains who helped forge the legacy of the All Blacks. Colin 'Pinetree' Meads (1957-71) - 55 Tests, four as captain Towering lock Meads was a legendary hard man who.
Sam Cane Named As All Blacks Captain Rugby World
Of those to captain the All Blacks in 20 tests or more, McCaw, Thorne, Umaga and Read are the top-four, followed by Wilson Whineray (78.3 per cent from 30 tests), Sean Fitzpatrick (77.5 per cent.
Ranking the All Blacks captains who had the best percentage of all? Stuff.co.nz
Don't expect a repeat of 2020 when it comes to the naming of the All Blacks captain in 2024. Circumstances were unusual that year, with the Covid-19 pandemic putting all rugby on hold in autumn.
All Black captain Richie McCaw wears the 2015 Rugby World Cup jersey... Richie mccaw, All
The All Blacks are the first rugby team to win 500 Test matches and have three Rugby World Cups to their name, winning the title in 2011 and 2015, adding to the inaugural Cup they claimed in 1987.. All Blacks captain Sam Cane will take up a sabbatical option in his New Zealand Rugby (NZR) contract in 2024 to play a season for Suntory in.
All Blacks team named for opening Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia »
As of 29 October 2023, 1213 players have played rugby union for New Zealand's national team, known since 1905 as the All Blacks.The first New Zealand representative match was played in May 1884 against a Wellington XV prior to the New Zealand team's departure for their tour of New South Wales. This side predates the formation of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (now New Zealand Rugby.
Sam Cane Named As All Blacks Captain Rugby World
The second instalment of our Rugby Union Top 10 series, as we look at ten of the All Blacks' greatest performers. Keep an eye out over the next few weeks as we look at 10 of the best players from.
Siya Kolisi Springboks' first black rugby captain Eastern Cape Department of Sport
The All Blacks went undefeated at the 2016 Rugby Championship, claiming bonus points at each match, under new captain and Number 8, Kieran Read and vice-captain and fullback Ben Smith. Smith and wing Israel Dagg were also the joint highest try scorers in the competition with five each, while fly-half Beauden Barrett was the highest points.
Sam Cane named as new All Blacks Captain New Zealand Rugby YouTube
A 22-strong All Blacks squad have assembled at Auckland, bringing together players who attended last year's World Cup, but asked who will captain the All Blacks when they open their 2024 campaign.
Sam Cane to captain All Blacks in Rugby Championship Test Rugby Union News Sky Sports
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Sam Cane retained as All Blacks captain for Rugby Championship Stuff.co.nz
Incoming New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson has revealed when he will announce who he believes is the right man for the All Blacks captaincy position. Openside flanker Sam Cane was former head coach Ian Foster's preferred choice for the leadership role and took over the captaincy at the start of Foster's reign in 2020.
Sam Cane All Blacks captain, Rugby Championship v Argentina Fox Sports
All Blacks left to rue first-half red card for captain Sam Cane Robert Kitson at the Stade de France Sat 28 Oct 2023 17.11 EDT Last modified on Sun 29 Oct 2023 10.53 EDT