Zusatztext 'McCaw's book offers an intriguing and unflinching insight into leading the All Blacks in a home World Cup' âThanks to one of the finer rugby brains of all time and some excellent wording from co-writer Greg McGee, a riveting rugby read it most definitely is.â™ Â âBeautifully written. Sports bios are usually droll affairs. This one is different.â™ âHis story is not just a brutal account of life on the front line, but an exhilarating portrait of modern rugby.â™ Informationen zum Autor Since Richie McCaw's debut in 2001 the All Blacks have won seven Tri Nations titles, completed three successful Grand Slam tours and won the Bledisloe Cup eight times as well as the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In 2010 McCaw played his 100th Super Rugby game, and has captained his country more than a record 60 times. He has been named the International Rugby Board (IRB) International Player of the Year a record three times. Klappentext Autobiography of Richie McCaw, New Zealand Rugby World Cup winning captain and the All Black's most capped player of all time. Zusammenfassung Richie McCaw, Rugby World Cup winning captain and the New Zealand All Black's most capped player of all time, is unquestionably the greatest player of his generation and arguably the most talented player of all time. In this bestselling autobiography, he talks with brutal honesty about the roots of his family life that defined his character and how it gave him the strength to emerge from the lowest moment in his career to lift the Webb Ellis Cup, and become the most successful captain world rugby has ever seen. As he prepared to become the first captain to successfully defend the World Cup, McCaw set the standard of what a professional rugby player should be. Hugely popular and respected, his sheer presence means that he is a natural leader both on and off the pitch and his story is not just a brutal account of life on the front line, but an exhilarating portrait of modern rugby. ...

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Richie McCaw is widely regarded as the best rugby union player of his generation and arguably the most talented of all time. He made his debut for the All Blacks in 2001 and won seven Tri Nations titles, completed three successful Grand Slam tours and won the Bledisloe Cup eight times, as well as the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup. He is the most capped test rugby player of all time, and won the World Rugby player of the year award a joint record three times. In November 2015, he accounced his retirement from rugby union.

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THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAPTAIN IN WORLD RUGBY HISTORY, IN HIS OWN WORDS

Richie McCaw, Rugby World Cup winning captain and the New Zealand All Black's most capped player of all time, is unquestionably the greatest player of his generation. He is arguably the most talented player of all time.

In his bestselling autobiography, McCaw talks with brutal honesty about the roots of his family life that defined his character and how it gave him the strength to emerge from the lowest moment in his career to lift the Webb Ellis Cup, and become the most successful captain world rugby has ever seen.

As the first captain to successfully defend the World Cup, McCaw has set the standard of what a professional rugby player should be. Hugely popular and respected, his sheer presence means that he is a natural leader both on and off the pitch and his story is not just a brutal account of life on the front line, but an exhilarating portrait of modern rugby.

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In his autobiography, McCaw recounts for the first time, with brutal honesty, the roots of his family life that defined his character and how it gave him the strength to emerge from the lowest moment in his career to become the most successful Captain world rugby has ever seen.

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*Writer's note
*G.A.B.
The wrong picture
All choked up
Big sky
Robbie & Ted & Smithy & Shag
Cantebury tales
Survival of the fittest
Crusade
Locked and loaded
Numero uno
Partners
Start again
Down
Keep getting on
Bring it on
Blue Zone
Broken
What else?
Semi tough
The right picture
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