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RUGBY PLAYER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richie McCaw has received more than 2,431,514 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Richie McCaw is the 10th most popular rugby player (down from 7th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 129th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular New Zealander Rugby Player.

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  • 21

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  • 3.18

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  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Richie McCaw ranks 10 out of 13Before him are Sébastien Chabal, André Rischmann, Léon Binoche, Jonny Wilkinson, Dan Carter, and Sergio Parisse. After him are Sonny Bill Williams, Joost van der Westhuizen, Percy Montgomery, Bryan Habana, Keith Wood, and Jonathan Sexton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Richie McCaw ranks 454Before him are Blaženko Lacković, O. T. Fagbenle, Yaroslav Rybakov, Nikolai Durov, Stig Rästa, and Shao Jiayi. After him are Alexey Voyevoda, Gianna Terzi, Massari, Rebeka Dremelj, Aaron Mokoena, and Jonathan Woodgate.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Richie McCaw ranks 139 out of 248Before him are Aaron Jeffery (1970), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), Valerie Adams (1984), Chris Wood (1991), Thomasin McKenzie (2000), and Norman Kirk (1923). After him are Archie Thompson (1978), Bill Rowling (1927), Ivan Vicelich (1976), Joe Earl (1952), Grant Bowler (1968), and Rose McIver (1988).

Among RUGBY PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among rugby players born in New Zealand, Richie McCaw ranks 3Before him are Jonah Lomu (1975) and Dan Carter (1982). After him are Sonny Bill Williams (1985), Beauden Barrett (1991), Brodie Retallick (1991), and Portia Woodman (1991).