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New Zealand captain Richie McCaw is free to play in the Rugby World Cup final after no citings were announced after the semi-finals.
There was some concern that McCaw could be cited for a stray elbow, but those concerns were quickly allayed by World Rugby this morning.
“There are no citings from the semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa,” a World Rugby spokesman told the media.
World Rugby spokesman Dominic Rumbles made the announcement at Twickenham after the Australia-Argentina semi-final.
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He says the citing commissioner for that match, with the benefit of 30-plus television cameras, determined that a video on social media showing one angle of McCaw coming into contact with Francois Louw, was reviewed and proved to be the veteran New Zealand flanker’s hip clipping the South African backrower’s right shoulder.
Francois Lowe, the player who went down in the video above, had 16 stitches after the game, but said he didn’t think that was the incident that caused the damage.
This will mean New Zealand will be free to select their talisman for the final, which will be played at 3am on Sunday morning AEDT.
New Zealand won their semi-final over South Africa 20-18, and they will face Australia, who beat Argentina 29-15 on Monday morning.
With AP
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