Not on my watch.
That’s the mentality of All Blacks captain Richie McCaw ahead of what is likely to be his last Bledisloe Cup series.
Incredibly the All Blacks and McCaw have held the famous Trans-Tasman trophy since 2003 and the famous openside said his memories of his first win continue to fuel his desire to keep the Bledisloe Cup out of Australian hands.
That’s because in 2002, the young Canterbury loose forward caught the back end of a period of Wallabies dominance that had seen them hold the Cup for five years.
McCaw is the only survivor from the 2002 side that agonizingly lost 16-14 to the Wallabies in Sydney, while Dan Carter is the only current All Black who was part of the side that finally won it back a year later with a 50-21 win in Sydney and a 20-17 victory in Auckland.
The All Blacks play the Wallabies at 10.05pm tomorrow while South Africa meets Argentina at 3.05am Sunday.
Source: stuff.co.nz
