McCaw sits out Japan test

New Zealand head coach Graham Henry insisted he was not prepared to gamble on the fitness of captain Richie McCaw and full-back Mils Muliaina for the World Cup Pool A clash with Japan in Hamilton.

A minor calf strain means McCaw will now have to wait to become the first All Black to win 100 caps, with hooker Keven Mealamu appointed captain in the openside flanker’s absence.