Richie McCaw has been rated the greatest openside flanker in rugby history by former England No 8 Lawrence Dallaglio. England’s World Cup winning backrower Lawrence Dallaglio has rated Richie McCaw’s the world’s greatest openside flanker ahead of All Blacks predecessor Michael Jones. The Kiwi pair topped Dallaglio’s list of the 10 top No 7s in world rugby in a feature series in The Times. David Rogers/Getty Images Prince Harry congratulates Richie McCaw on winning the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. He was that important to Graham Henry, and thereafter, Steve Hansen.’’Getty-Images Michael Jones of New Zealand during the 1991 Rugby World Cup.

Source: Stuff August 01, 2020 19:52 UTC