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July 17th 2009 @ 12:51am
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Mike said | July 17th 2009 @ 8:58am | Report comment
A very strange headline, which doesn’t match the story.
Perhaps its incongruity was just designed to get people to read the article – its hard to imagine Richie McCaw ever “casting doubt” over his opponents (at least in public), he is one of the most respectful (and decent) players around. A player with every reason for arrogance, but never seems to descend to it.