Wellington: Inspirational double World Cup-winning All Blacks captain Richie McCaw announced his immediate retirement on Thursday after a record 148 Tests, with a new career beckoning as a commercial helicopter pilot. "I'm going to be hanging up my boots, the end of my rugby days," the 34-year-old said after opening his press conference with a minute's silence for All Black legend Jonah Lomu, who died on Wednesday. McCaw, a three-time World Rugby player of the year, last month became the only captain to ever claim back-to-back World Cups, the pinnacle of a career that has seen him anointed as one of the...
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