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Recovered from a concussion, star flanker Richie McCaw will lead out the All Blacks against England this weekend, by Ian Chadband WHEN Richie McCaw, suffering from blurred vision after running into an opposition knee, was forced to depart Canterbury's Air New Zealand Cup-tie against Wellington at the Westpac Stadium just under a month ago, a nation began to fret. And not for the first time.
Due to his alarming susceptibility to concussion, each time the world's best flanker suffers another blow to the head, an occupational hazard in his line of fearless scavenging, the whole country worries for the immediate future of All Blacks rugby and, far more importantly, for the long-term health of the team's No7 and captain.See the full content of this document
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This time in Wellington, thankfully, it was a false alarm. Unlike the previous two years when he has suffered prolonged absences - three months in 2004 and five weeks in 2005 - while suffering the after-effects of on-field concussion, this time he was okay and passed fit to lead the All Blacks on their Euro...
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