Richie McCaw has street fighting Rugby World Cup
Former All Blacks prop Craig Dowd has allayed fears over Richie McCaw's form, saying the veteran loose forward has the experience and game for a "World Cup street fight".
McCaw's patchy play amidst a sloppy Super Rugby effort from the Crusaders has raised question marks over the 34-year-old's All Blacks claims.
But Dowd, a 60-test veteran who is now a rugby pundit with ESPNscrum.com, isn't buying into those theories, declaring: "That so many are casting McCaw aside beggars belief
McCaw's patchy play amidst a sloppy Super Rugby effort from the Crusaders has raised question marks over the 34-year-old's All Blacks claims.
But Dowd, a 60-test veteran who is now a rugby pundit with ESPNscrum.com, isn't buying into those theories, declaring: "That so many are casting McCaw aside beggars belief
He is adamant McCaw is the man to lead the All Blacks' defence of the Webb Ellis Cup in England later this year.
"I have got no worries about Richie McCaw. There has been a lot of talk about whether he is past it, or lost a yard of pace, blah, blah, blah, it is all just … crap really," Dowd wrote in his latest column for ESPNscrum.com.
"People need to realise the Rugby World Cup is not going to be open running rugby and a try fest. It is not going to be a celebration of how the game can be played, or whether a guy is lightning quick and can beat players.
"I have got no worries about Richie McCaw. There has been a lot of talk about whether he is past it, or lost a yard of pace, blah, blah, blah, it is all just … crap really," Dowd wrote in his latest column for ESPNscrum.com.
"People need to realise the Rugby World Cup is not going to be open running rugby and a try fest. It is not going to be a celebration of how the game can be played, or whether a guy is lightning quick and can beat players.
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