Five years later he becomes All Black captain. Fourteen years later he retires after 148 test caps and the reputation as the greatest All Black of all time.
Richie Macaw is on my list of the greatest achievers during my lifetime. That list includes Neil Armstrong, Pink Floyd, Nelson Mandela plus some others too many to mention here.
Heres a guy who hit the ground running first test only 8 minutes of Super rugby under his belt. Man of the match in a very difficult assignemnt in Ireland 148 tests later 131 wins in total . Legend
Exactly - it was his knowledge of the laws. So the armchair players and commentators wasted years whining about his "cheating". They still do - just read, and laugh out loud at many of the comments on the various McCaw videos on UA-cam.
Only a true legend is chosen as man of the match in theyre first ever international match. And that match was against Keith Wood`s ireland in a year keith wood played exceptionally well. Greatest rugby player EVER, true sportsman and ambassador of the game.
@@MarsFKA Not that I know of..... lol. For me, the issue was not so much that Kronfeld had an opinion, but that as the recent incumbent, he was way out of line to bag a guy who simply made himself available for selection.
I was lucky to play with Ritchie when we were kids .kurow had a beast team .ritchie has always been the man.loved watching your career Ritchie u da man ....
@@beburger2054 Honestly 2019 McCaw would have still made an impact in that came even coming off playing nothing. He's as fit as ever but down on muscle bulk doing these big multi day giant cross country multi sport races.
International debut Although the then 20-year-old McCaw had only played seventeen matches for Canterbury, John Mitchell, the new All Black coach, selected him for the 2001 end of year tour to Ireland, Scotland and Argentina. This led Josh Kronfeld, a former All Black openside flanker, to criticise the selection: "You might as well just give All Black jerseys to everybody. The fact they picked guys off one NPC season is bloody incredible".[13] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_McCaw
This Richard McCann looks promising but did give away a couple penalties at the breakdown. I'm sure he'll develop into a great player if he can stay on the right side of the referee.
I was in the old north terrace for that match, ireland were all over the all blacks and then shane horgan had to go off. After that lomu had free reign and ran out comfortable winners. Had horgan not got injured ireland would have won
Yes a one hit wonder from the Sth Island of NZ. I am so glad that he was never picked again for the All Blacks. They reckoned he was gonna be a star, you'd want to be better than that to begin with.
Current Affairs There is a difference between being a cheater and being clever He was the most intelligent man to ever play the game. Always aware of the rules and where the ref was standing on the pitch.
Phil Waugh stated when McCaw retired that McCaw was not a cheat, he was just doing the job of a number 7, which is in part to play to the boundaries of the rules. Waugh rated McCaw as the best, and he would know a lot more about openside play than anyone that has commented here. McCaw also was often penalised when he had done nothing wrong, often due to his speed and understanding of the rules. E.g. the last penalty of the 2014 Super Rugby final.
Dan Carter, Michael Jones and that guy Cronfield or who ever his name is. They are all better then Richie. Richie is the most cheating number 7 I have ever seen in rugby.
I feel sorry for your children. Telling them that Richie was a great player instead of telling them that Richie was the best cheater of the game. Videos don't lie. Richie gets away with more penalties then any other player.
Dusty Reason You didn't mention that he also cheated his way to consecutive World Cup victories. By the way, are you at all related to the late John Reason, rugby writer for the Telegraph? He didn't have a lot to say about New Zealand rugby that was complimentary.
Five years later he becomes All Black captain. Fourteen years later he retires after 148 test caps and the reputation as the greatest All Black of all time.
Richie Macaw is on my list of the greatest achievers during my lifetime. That list includes Neil Armstrong, Pink Floyd, Nelson Mandela plus some others too many to mention here.
Top 50 maybe. The earlier generations were too strong imo.
Siepesi Sio
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Y el más penalero
greatest cheat of all time
And he played every single game that solid. All 148 of them. Never had a bad game. Just some were better than others.
Heres a guy who hit the ground running first test only 8 minutes of Super rugby under his belt. Man of the match in a very difficult assignemnt in Ireland 148 tests later 131 wins in total . Legend
And two World Cups.
After the game, Richie McCan disappeared and was never heard from again.
LOLing! He changed his name by deed poll. The rest is history.
jydaflyest haha
His understanding of the laws over the years he was active was impeccable.
Nathan Daly ahead of his time. Definitely a pioneer in rugby!
Exactly - it was his knowledge of the laws. So the armchair players and commentators wasted years whining about his "cheating". They still do - just read, and laugh out loud at many of the comments on the various McCaw videos on UA-cam.
MarsFKA haha I was one of those whingers bro! Just out of pure frustration though 🤣
whatever happened to that McCan bloke ? seemed like a handy player
@DVN it's a joke
Wish he was drinking a a few cans, if he was, ireland would of won easy and gave him a few more cans
@@savage8771 Ironic.
@DVN u fucken no rugby asshole
Lmao noice
Only a true legend is chosen as man of the match in theyre first ever international match. And that match was against Keith Wood`s ireland in a year keith wood played exceptionally well. Greatest rugby player EVER, true sportsman and ambassador of the game.
The way he pinched the ball at 2:20 !!! The perfect fetcher. He had so many other qualities, but his timing and anticipation were second to none.
I remember McCaw being described as lightning quick in this match and that is how I always thought of him from then on.
Off the back of the scrum at 2:14 that is freakish how fast he gets to the breakdown.
Nelson Sweatyballs JESUS HE IS FAST
Always just out of screen
The crowd is insane!!! why don't we have this anymore????
All Seating Stadiums ruined it...
TVs have gotten much better.
I would've gladly made a video out of his debut performance if I had the skills required for it but glad someone uploaded it now. Good video dude.
debut match and hes man of the match?
prac2 correct
prac2 Yep and the funny thing is Josh Kronfeld strongly criticised his selection....... said something about giving All Black jerseys away lol!!
@@MrT67 Heheh. I remember that. Did Kronfeld ever pubically admit that he might have been wrong?
@@MarsFKA Not that I know of..... lol. For me, the issue was not so much that Kronfeld had an opinion, but that as the recent incumbent, he was way out of line to bag a guy who simply made himself available for selection.
@@MrT67 That was my thought too. Kronfeld was a big boy and knew how the system worked.
Richie McCan, one of the greatest
Ah" McCan youve done it aga Lol. We all breathed a sigh of relief and got to touch some ball when king Richie retired.
I was lucky to play with Ritchie when we were kids .kurow had a beast team .ritchie has always been the man.loved watching your career Ritchie u da man ....
If ever there was a Legend in Sport it has to be Richie and closely followed by Dan.
The AB’s sorely missed him and Dan in this years WC.
We needed his style of playing in the 2019 RWC semi final against England.
ay, but that man wasn't available and would of been well past it
@@beburger2054 Yeah for sure, but it was his tenacity that was legendary. Even when things were going bad for the ABs he gave it everything.
@@beburger2054 Honestly 2019 McCaw would have still made an impact in that came even coming off playing nothing. He's as fit as ever but down on muscle bulk doing these big multi day giant cross country multi sport races.
They all look so young and fresh faces! Baggy cotton shirts. Girvan Dempsey? What luck! Your man! 😂
Richie McCann - remember the name
McCans always go missing....
Ouch.
The Greatest of All Time.
Was at this game, best night of my life!
Controversy about his selection from back home. Spilt my tea when I heard that.
International debut
Although the then 20-year-old McCaw had only played seventeen matches for Canterbury, John Mitchell, the new All Black coach, selected him for the 2001 end of year tour to Ireland, Scotland and Argentina. This led Josh Kronfeld, a former All Black openside flanker, to criticise the selection: "You might as well just give All Black jerseys to everybody. The fact they picked guys off one NPC season is bloody incredible".[13]
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_McCaw
Debut and straight man of the match!
One of the greatest if not the greatest
And he just continued to get better
You're back 😊😊😊
As ever, Richie doing the work of 2 men.
Dats Richie McCoy ay yeeeeah! Dats da one ay
The man who wouldn't shake john keys hand = the GOAT
29-40 is 'coming close' 🤔
So so so close.
That Richie McCan was really good. Never saw him again after this. Strange.
Great mcCaw again 👍🏻
This man define what is it to be an all black. Selfless individual. So much respect for him.
Richie will be the best of the best of all time in the. 7 jersey
2011 2015 rwc champion legendary skipper too!!!👍🏻
Ref got it so wrong at 3.47 - McCaw makes the tackle; releases - then is over the ball and claims it - perfect..
Too quick sometimes. Especially compared to what they were used to.
Simply the best!!!
Tackle and steal at 3:40 was perfect. Tackle/release/ on his feet= no penalty. Love his face after haha
Hands were on the floor no? Surely off his feet
The greatest rugby player of all time.
Who are lumu and McCann?
The greatest
So they played McCaw and McCan at the same time? Isn’t illegal to have 16 players on field at the same time?
Commentator hopefully will never live this down
Lomu and d McCaw BEAST
Jonah lomo/lomu and Richie mcCan/McCaw played together aaaaawwwwhhhaaaatt😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
GOAT.
I will never forget M Richie Mc CAW's two knees in the face of M Morgan PARRA on the ground in the 2011 final !
hhhh good times
2:23 loomu?
Correct!
First game 40 mins in gets called ‘sonny bill’
Absolute legend
Lol, when was the drop kick start introduced??
The King!
He stopped wearing a scrum cap when he realised his skeleton was made of steel
What is up with that Richie McCan , cone on commentators .
Ana Fetuuaho Richie McCan is my favorite all black
Ana Fetuuaho better than "Imungah"...
2:23
Lumu😂
The goat of rugby
Rich McCan McCaw
WOW he said it right yah! !!!!!!!!!
This Richard McCann looks promising but did give away a couple penalties at the breakdown. I'm sure he'll develop into a great player if he can stay on the right side of the referee.
Back when the shirts didn't fit lol
Offside in this match as well
The Greatest
Superstar
I was in the old north terrace for that match, ireland were all over the all blacks and then shane horgan had to go off. After that lomu had free reign and ran out comfortable winners. Had horgan not got injured ireland would have won
Sure pal...
Yeah righty
Yes a one hit wonder from the Sth Island of NZ. I am so glad that he was never picked again for the All Blacks. They reckoned he was gonna be a star, you'd want to be better than that to begin with.
Mc can can do everything
you mean McCan caw do everything?
Two number 7’s no wonder we won!🤣
Bro, forgot how ruthless rucks were back then 😅
What year was this match
Commentator: Lomu/Low moo
Low-moo, Richie McCan and A-manga (Tana Umaga).
A good openside will always give a couple of penalties away if they're pushing to the limits
he looks promising
Good ol' Norm McCan-Well.
Decent effort ireland
50 years later remembered as the greatest cheater around the Ruck area the game has ever produced
Current Affairs Jealosy is a terrible thing.
Current Affairs There is a difference between being a cheater and being clever
He was the most intelligent man to ever play the game. Always aware of the rules and where the ref was standing on the pitch.
The cope is strong with this one.
Lots of funny comments about, "McCann", but I thought the references to "Low-moo", were funner.
It is not riche macan it is riche macaw
Maxwell?
Richie McCaw fool.
Richie McCan? 😂😂 Don't disrespect the GOAT
Hahahah! McCan!
El penalero Richard Hugh Mc Can
Mccan to Lomo
You can't penalise Ritchie 😭
it was the last game that penalized him
Mediocre player, he'll never captain the AB's.
And two World Cups? Nahh, not a hope!
@@tamaduk WHOOSH!
@@tamaduk LOL
Alan yeah you are
@AbolK2 Intelligent thought is not one of the things you do well, is it? Of course I got the joke, you dimwit.
Nobody could cheat like McCan could.
Corrie De Beer if it was an SA player you wuda say he is a genius.....hater of note
Phil Waugh stated when McCaw retired that McCaw was not a cheat, he was just doing the job of a number 7, which is in part to play to the boundaries of the rules. Waugh rated McCaw as the best, and he would know a lot more about openside play than anyone that has commented here. McCaw also was often penalised when he had done nothing wrong, often due to his speed and understanding of the rules. E.g. the last penalty of the 2014 Super Rugby final.
If he was from your country he would be the greatest i bet.
Except SA refs!
Pkmo
*NILBOG*
Fark muppet hahaha
Wow what a boring game
Dan Carter, Michael Jones and that guy Cronfield or who ever his name is. They are all better then Richie. Richie is the most cheating number 7 I have ever seen in rugby.
Dusty Reason what you just said, is one of the most idiotic things I have ever heard.
I feel sorry for your children. Telling them that Richie was a great player instead of telling them that Richie was the best cheater of the game. Videos don't lie. Richie gets away with more penalties then any other player.
Dusty Reason you must have been dropped as a child.
@@TGeorgeN ,thats why him and Carter hold the record for the most player of the year awards,simply the best of all time.
Dusty Reason
You didn't mention that he also cheated his way to consecutive World Cup victories.
By the way, are you at all related to the late John Reason, rugby writer for the Telegraph? He didn't have a lot to say about New Zealand rugby that was complimentary.
Overrated, gave so many penalties away in his career
Bradley Scannell is obviously A) A soccer fan B) Gay (not in the good fruity way) C) Just another weak, jealous, broke and otherwise irrelevant POS
Pirate Teeth - ur names pirate teeth and ur calling me gay, don’t get salty mate and I hate football it’s bent
myopinion ur not childish
Bradley Scannell i no speak English
myopinion proper hurt me that did