It's time to lay the Curse of Richie McCaw to rest. Although he might have watched over some of New Zealand's biggest disappointments at the Rio Olympics, he's still proving a lucky charm for the women's Black Sticks team, which features his fiancée Gemma Flynn. McCaw watched the All Blacks Sevens' shock loss to Japan - the game in which Sonny Bill Williams suffered a tournament-ending injury. Loving our support team over here including this lucky charm." And this morning, it emerged McCaw was watching as Flynn and co swatted aside Australia 4-2 to qualify for the final four.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2016 01:52 UTC