{"id":10278,"date":"2012-04-26T04:31:36","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T02:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/rugby-world-cup-winner-mccaw-to-make-return-from-bench\/"},"modified":"2012-04-26T04:31:36","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T02:31:36","slug":"rugby-world-cup-winner-mccaw-to-make-return-from-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-world-cup-winner-mccaw-to-make-return-from-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-World Cup winner McCaw to make return from bench"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 26<\/span> (Reuters) – New Zealand’s rugby World Cup winning
\ncaptain Richie McCaw will make his long delayed return to the
\nfield on Sunday after he was named on the Canterbury Crusaders’
\nreplacements bench for their Super Rugby clash against the New
\nSouth Wales Waratahs.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The 31-year-old loose forward has not played since he lifted
\nthe Webb Ellis trophy following the All Blacks’ victory over
\nFrance at Eden Park on Oct. 23 last year.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

McCaw had battled immense pain throughout the World Cup from
\na screw that had been inserted to fix a fracture in his foot,
\nwhich had also kept him out of several weeks of last year’s
\nSuper Rugby competition.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

He had the screw removed after the World Cup and had said he
\ndid not expect to play again before April.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The seven-times champions made a slow start to the season,
\nbut have started to show signs they will again be strong title
\ncontenders after they ended the Stormers’ unbeaten run on April
\n14 then destroyed the Wellington Hurricanes 42-14 last Saturday.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

McCaw’s All Blacks team mate Tony Woodcock, however, has
\nbeen ruled out of Auckland’s clash with champions Queensland
\nReds at Eden Park on Friday after he sustained a calf strain at
\ntraining.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Woodcock had taken an extended break after the World Cup and
\nmade a late start to the Blues’ campaign, adding steel to their
\nscrum.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The Blues, tipped as potential champions before the season
\nbegan, have only won one game in their eight matches and are
\nbottom of the standings on 12 points.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Tevita Mailau moves into the starting line-up to replace
\nWoodcock and Auckland prop Angus Taavao will be the bench
\nreplacement.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Blues captain Keven Mealamu is also battling a calf strain
\nand has not been considered for the second successive week with
\nyoung openside flanker Luke Braid again taking the captaincy.
\n (Reporting by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by Peter
\nRutherford<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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