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Video: Richie McCaw Admits He Used To Get Away With Dark Arts At The Breakdown

Video: Richie McCaw Admits He Used To Get Away With Dark Arts At The Breakdown
Conor O'Leary
By Conor O'Leary
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All Black captain Richie McCaw appeared on New Zealand TV during the week and talked about his expertise at the breakdown. In a video very similar to what you might be familiar with BT Sport's similar masterclasses that have had the likes of Brian O'Driscoll and Peter Stringer appear on them.

Richie McCaw shares his knowledge of the breakdown, detailing what he does both in attack and on defense when he is trying to turn ball over. The most entertaining comment from McCaw though is at the beginning when he compares how rugby law has changed over the course of his career. McCaw admits that he used to get away with coming in from the side, and playing the ball whilst off his feet before the laws tightened up.

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It's interesting to hear McCaw say that after all of the comments riled at him for his antics at the breakdown, especially from South Africans and Australians which lead to the All Blacks twitter account posting out this joke. 

You can compare McCaw's breakdown masterclass with BT Sport's version with Sam Warburton here.

See Also: The All Blacks Hit Back At Richie McCaw Haters With This Zinger Of A Tweet
See Also: Video: Sam Warburton Gives An Attacking Breakdown Masterclass On Rugby Tonight
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Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

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