France the perfect scenario for ton-up McCaw

PLAYING old rivals France in a World Cup clash at Eden Park is the perfect scenario to become the first All Black to win 100 caps, New Zealand captain Richie McCaw said last night.

The openside flanker will achieve the mark at a 60,000 sellout clash in Auckland this morning (9.30am, Irish) in a match more than likely to decide the winners of Pool A.

“If you were going to pick a place to play and a team to play against, the French would be one you’d pick,” McCaw admitted. “The last couple of days certainly I have got pretty excited and putting the fact of the personal stuff to one side it’s a big game anyway and I suppose the fact that it’s your 100th adds to it.”