Unless you’re King Ritchie McCaw and it’s the final of the World Cup against France in NZ and it’s 77 minutes into an 80 minute game and we (NZ) are leading by 1.
RC had a yak on the sideline in between plays lol, poor fucker was dead on his feet but no way in hell he was leaving that field, short of being dead, but even then we’d have revived him and sent him back in there.
I mean, y'all are kind of famous for rugby(I'm in the desert of America and don't even follow rugby and I know about the all blacks, word gets around lol), I get why they'd keep going lol.
I believe that’s known as a “pre-existing condition” so doesn’t count lol, kidding, yeah he busted a toe I think in the 2011 super series and hid the injury from the team and doctors etc, refused to get an x-ray done because once that happened it would have to be disclosed.
My guess is he felt obligated to be on the field as the captain and as such put his health 3rd to the team (1st) and the country (2nd).
It’s probably also why he is now Sir Richie McCaw, the MF earned it IMO.
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u/Wtfdidistumbleinon Aug 13 '24
Unless you’re King Ritchie McCaw and it’s the final of the World Cup against France in NZ and it’s 77 minutes into an 80 minute game and we (NZ) are leading by 1. RC had a yak on the sideline in between plays lol, poor fucker was dead on his feet but no way in hell he was leaving that field, short of being dead, but even then we’d have revived him and sent him back in there.