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All Blacks legends set to face off in final vote for player of the decade award

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Two All Blacks legends will go head-to-head in the final of World Rugby’s fan-voted player of the decade award.

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Former first-five Dan Carter and ex-captain Richie McCaw secured their berths in the final voting round of the knockout bracket after beating out fellow All Blacks Beauden Barrett and Kieran Read in the semi-finals of the online competition.

It’s a match-up which has the potential to go down to the wire given the standing both players have within the rugby fraternity.

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After having twice been named world player of the year this decade, some may consider Carter to have the edge over his old skipper.

The 37-year-old Kobelco Steelers playmaker also picked up two Rugby World Cup winners’ medals in 2011 and 2015, and finished his international career with a world record 1598 points from 112 test matches.

However, McCaw led the All Blacks to both of their World Cup titles over the last 10 years, becoming the first person in history to captain his nation to two international crowns.

The 38-year-old, who claimed his third world player of the year award in 2010 and was recently inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame, signed off from the All Blacks with a world record 148 test appearances to his name, with many of those caps coming while he was captain.

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In the lead-up to his qualification of the final for World Rugby’s social media competition, Carter had to fight off the challenges of Barrett, England star Owen Farrell and New Zealand halfback Aaron Smith.

McCaw, meanwhile, managed to get past the threats posed by Read, former Italy captain Sergio Parisse and Major League Rugby-bound prop Tendai Mtawarira.

While it remains to be seen who will take out the title, one thing is certain – the player of the decade for the 2010s will be from New Zealand.

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Hellhound 31 minutes ago
Forget Ireland, the All Blacks face the real alpha of Europe next

Actually you need to read my responses properly. The response on which you responded is actually aimed at CO, another responder. Go read my original response on Ben Smith's BS. He is a bloody joke, a wannabe. And so is any of that losers followers. If you talk crap all the time it try to clickbait like BS, then don't expect people to respect him.


Most people (not you of course) will never take him serious. We all see him exactly for who and what he is. Talking about victories for the French in 2017 and 2021. Most of those players isn't in the AB's team. In the game in the WC the AB's was fresh off a hiding from the Boks with their confidence so easy targets. Unsettled team with a coach that already lost his job. As if that is such a motivation, most players knowing under Robinson they will be dropped for his Crusaders players.


Not exactly the environment in which to claim WC honours. Yet, despite all that turmoil, that AB team that got thrashed by the Boks and lost to France, came back and made the WC Final. None of these things get mentioned. Oh no, that doesn't suit his narrative doesn't it? He needs to clickbait the SH teams as usual.


I'm not a violent man, not always, but that's a pathetic little worm I would break every bone in his body, and each sound of breaking bone would give me as much pleasure as a win for the Boks. I would record the sound of his breaking bones and use it as a new ringtone. That is how much respect I have for idiot clickbaiters like him.


Instead of proper articles like the rest out there, all he mostly dish up is tripe. He should change his name to Tripe Smith. That is a much better description of the weasel. Is that dissing enough for you? Next time, actually read to who my responses are aimed at and read their responses as to what elicited that type of response from me.


I don't usually strip myself for any response by you. I actually agree with most everything you usually say and I'm sure you would be a much better writer than BS, however, make sure you read to who and why the responses there is from various people before commenting. As for Lomu, he is one of the greats, despite not getting a WC trophy. I only had the highest regard for that man. What a player and what a human being he was.

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