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Article: Echoes of epic encounters
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- The Press
- Article date:
- September 19, 2009
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Ahead of the test against Australia today, All Blacks captain
Richie McCaw gives MATT CALMAN a tour of Westpac Stadium.
Richie McCaw has never watched a game from the comfort of a
Westpac Stadium corporate box.
But he is gracing one for the first time to promote the stadium
leading up to the Bledisloe Cup test.
He stands on the balcony outside and cranes his neck.
It's a great view, but today his will have a better one - just
before 7.35pm he will be at ground level about to launch into a haka
with the expectations of the nation on his shoulders.
Above him, about 25 invited guests, including a couple of
politicians, will pack into the stadium sponsor's corporate box -
one of 64 at the ...