McCaw: World Cup not everything

RICHIE McCAW is adamant the All Blacks can enjoy fulfilling Test careers even if success at the World Cup eludes them.

It is 21 years since New Zealand hosted and won the inaugural competition and their ongoing failure to reclaim the sport’s greatest prize is a source of national torment.

An angry public reacted with disbelief at the most recent disappointment in France last autumn, with some protesters even calling for the returning players to be denied entry into the country.