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Richie McCaw

1980 - Today

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Richard Hugh McCaw (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. McCaw was awarded World Rugby player of the decade (2011–2020) in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Richie McCaw is the 10th most popular rugby player (down from 8th in 2024), the 177th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 95th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Rugby Player.

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Richie McCaw ranks 10 out of 35. Before him are Auguste Giroux, Francois Pienaar, Léon Binoche, Jonny Wilkinson, Dan Carter, and Sergio Parisse. After him are Joost van der Westhuizen, Mike Tindall, Percy Montgomery, Siya Kolisi, Sonny Bill Williams, and Antoine Dupont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Richie McCaw ranks 703. Before him are Liz Murray, Radoslav Rochallyi, Angelica Ross, Ravshana Kurkova, Natasha Rothwell, and Ladj Ly. After him are Maimuna, Mustafa Ceceli, Hugo Leal, Diam's, Shahin Imranov, and Daisuke Ichikawa.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Richie McCaw ranks 177 out of 303. Before him are Greg Henderson (1976), Gina Bellman (1966), Dan Carter (1982), Laura Dekker (1995), Kimbra (1990), and Bevan Docherty (1977). After him are Aaron Jeffery (1970), Rena Owen (1962), Mark Paston (1976), Jay Ryan (1981), Robert Whittaker (1990), and Sala Baker (1976).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among rugby players born in New Zealand, Richie McCaw ranks 3. Before him are Jonah Lomu (1975), and Dan Carter (1982). After him are Sonny Bill Williams (1985), Beauden Barrett (1991), Sarah Hirini (1992), Brodie Retallick (1991), Sam Whitelock (1988), Kieran Read (1985), Portia Woodman (1991), Kelly Brazier (1989), and Theresa Fitzpatrick (1995).

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