McCaw agrees new deal to stay with All Blacks until 2011

ALL BLACKS captain Richie McCaw has extended his contract with the New Zealand Rugby Union until the end of 2011 — a deal including a sabbatical option which the loose forward has no immediate plans to use.

“I’ve got no intentions of thinking like that at the moment,” said the 27-year-old.

“It’s more about if I need a rest rather than going away to play. That’s the option to talk about if needed — but at this stage it’s not in my thinking at all.”