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Richie McCaw captain of the All Blacks claps off David Wallace and the Irish team, at Croke Park, in 2008. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)[/caption]
"The Irish were pretty good," he said, "because their tradition is, anyone who comes over to a guy who got his first cap and offers him a drink, you have to drink it with him. So, 30-odd Irish guys and 15, 20-odd Kiwi guys, it makes for a pretty long night!"Ahead of all those post-match ceremonies, traditions and drinks, there was a moment in the changing room that he will forever cherish. McCaw said:
"The Irish love the game, just like we do. The one memory I have from the game was of David Wallace, their number 7. "He came up to me, after the game, and I thought it was to swap jerseys. There was no way I was going to swap, as it was my first cap jersey. But David said, 'I understand that, but here's my jersey for you to keep. I thought that was pretty cool."One hopes Richie McCaw did eventually catch up with Wallace, in their Test meetings after that day at Lansdowne Road, and make it up to the Munster legend with a black No.7 that he had graced.
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