News about Richie McCaw

The New Zealand helicopter company that trained the chopper pilot who fatally crashed a stolen helicopter into the Cairns Double Tree hotel has broken its silence.

NIK SIMON AT BERCY ARENA: He arrived wearing gold trainers and he left wearing a gold medal. LeBron James prowled and postured with grey hairs in his 39-year-old beard as he led the USA to Olympic victory. James pumped his chest and flexed his muscles, the alpha-spirit in this team, but it was his magnificent sidekick Steph Curry who scored 24 long-range points to end the night as the most valuable player in Paris. After two weeks of celebrating rock climbers and trampolinists who shine momentarily under the Olympic flame, this felt like a transition back to reality. The sporting superstars were back on the main stage.

ALEX BYWATER: The challenge facing England at Eden Park on Saturday is daunting to say the least. New Zealand haven't lost at the Auckland venue since 1994, winning 48 of their matches in that time and drawing twice. Steve Borthwick's men will have to break the course of history to seal a famous victory. But as they seek inspiration ahead of their second Test, England could do a lot worse than look at the performance of the last national side to have played at the ground synonymous with All Black rugby. It's been 10 years since a Red Rose team took to the Eden Park stage.

CHRIS FOY: For new All Blacks head coach, Scott Robertson, being out in the ocean is a precious release from the stresses of work - aside from when he had a close encounter with a 'massive', man-eating shark. These days, after several knee operations, the 49-year-old goes paddle-boarding in the mornings, as often as his location and schedule allows. In the past, surfing was the activity of choice and it was back in 2018 when Robertson had what he referred to as 'my little moment', in South Africa. 'We were a couple of hours south of Durban, at one of the golf resorts - and a tiger shark came out,' he said. 'This guy went out and I was the last one out. Then I saw the shark. It was big. It was massive. I looked around and there was no-one there, so I just went straight up on my board and straight in, with my feet up.

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As they prepare for a last-four match against Argentina with the assistance of Dan Carter, New Zealand coach Ian Foster said his team had learned from their 2019 semi-final loss to England. The All Blacks have reached the business end of the World Cup for the fourth straight tournament, although they were on the wrong end of a huge disaster in Japan. England stunned the world by defeating the southern hemisphere giants to reach the final four years ago.

RORY KEANE: This one is going to be painful for a long time. Another World Cup quarter-final exit. Another Blacklash. At least Ireland went down fighting. Deja-vu and the depressing sinking sensation are among the reasons. The late siege at the endgame was heroic, but the seeds for this humiliating loss were laid long before the exhausting, yet fruitless final attack. Ireland has received so many accolades over the past 24 months, but opponents' timing was unstoppable. They won the game that mattered, just as much as they did in Tokyo four years ago.

Richie and Gemma McCaw, New Zealand's sporting royalty, have flown to France to watch the Rugby World Cup, but a fellow plane passenger's behaviour got the trip off to a rocky start. Gemma, a woman who has represented New Zealand in field hockey at three Olympics, took to Instagram to post a video of a woman who had put her foot forward on Ms McCaw's seat, a video of her. Richie McCaw, her husband who shares three young children, can be seen smiling broadly from his seat across the aisle.

CHRIS FOY: This is the first home Test since France subjected them to a brutal ordeal back in March, resulting in a match that, for the hosts, was more Le Crash than Le Crunch. England has been left in a hole after further losses in Dublin and Cardiff, but not at the right time. But they are often hidden from view, which is why they seem to like it. Borthwick named his World Cup squad with the least fuss on Monday. There were no tubs on the floor. This is a coach who is all about quiet pursuit behind the scenes, but also ensures there are no ripples in the water outside the team camp's perimeter.

Richie McCaw, one of rugby's most popular players, has been training in Christchurch as a helicopter pilot since resigning from rugby. But he was back in the spotlight at the Royal coronation last weekend. He confessed to being stumped by the dress code: 'I got the dress code for morning suits, not one for pomp and ceremony: I had to Google what it meant.

THE TEST BUMBLE: After the first day of England's first Test match against New Zealand, England is in a promising situation. Ben Stokes' team was impressed once more with their adventurous style of cricket and decided to go with a bold move to allow some time for some brilliance with the ball. David 'Bumble' Lloyd of Sportsmail looks at the opening day of play as well as some of his best memories from visiting New Zealand.

At Twickenham, England coach Richard Cockerill has pleaded for tourists to drown out the Haka with a wall of noise. Cockerill, a former Haka fanatic, wants players and followers alike to rise to the All Blacks' challenge. Since they developed a V-shape around the Haka at the 2019 World Cup, World Rugby has disciplined England, but the team is not planning to back down.

He was accused of "killing a tiny piece of rugby's soul" by a violent dive against South Africa. The Wallabies will now experience the full scream of the one-eyed Kiwi crowd on Saturday at Eden Park, and Australian Prime Minister Tim Horan has some sage advice on dealing with being public enemy No. 1.