Yesterday at Eden Park the New Zealand rugby team (All Blacks) handed the Australians (Wallabies) a big disappointment and won the Bledisloe Cup for the 43rd time.
This would be no big news, were it not for two circumstances.
First, the All Blacks’ captain Richie McCaw played a record 142nd Test. He overtook another legend, Irish captain Brian O’Driscoll, who has 141 international Tests in his career. Notably, Richie also holds the record for Test captaincy: over a brilliant 14-year career he has led the All Blacks 106 times.
Second, six All Black legends who have shaped the weather of world rugby for the last ten years — Conrad Smith, Dan Carter, Ma’a Nonu, Keven Mealamu, Richie McCaw and Tony Woodcock — played their last home Test. After the coming World Cup they will leave the national team.
It truly was a beautiful farewell in front of the home crowd.
New Zealand (All Blacks) 41 – 13 Australia (Wallabies)
Translated from Georgian with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), reviewed by the Velorbola editors.
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