Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has ruled out becoming the New Zealand head coach any time soon during a Q and A session on social media.
The 38-year-old answered some questions from his many fans in the video that was shared by the official Rugby World Cup social media accounts.
When asked about taking over as the head coach of his country he admitted the job would probably frustrate him and that instead he would like to pass on his knowledge to the stars of the future one day.
“When I was a player I could get out and do something about it. When you’re a coach I think you got to have a different way of looking at it. I’d like to coach young kids one day,” he said.
McCaw also ruled out a return to playing as he enjoys the lifestyle he currently has.
“I don’t think I would be right person for that. I’d last about 20 seconds I reckon before I got broken these days, so I’ll just enjoy watching,” he added.
The All Blacks are currently looking for a new head coach with Steve Hansen stepping away following a successful stint at the top which came to a close today after his side’s 40-17 victory against Wales in the Rugby World Cup third-place play-off.
Some rumours claimed that McCaw could be an outside shout for the job but it is clear now that it is not for him this time around, with it looking more likely that current Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson or Glasgow’s Dave Rennie could take up the reins.
McCaw did however make a suggestion to improve the game as a whole in an area that he finds frustrating.
“One of the things I get a bit frustrated by [is the scrum]. A scrum can eat up a lot of time in the game, so … if I was gonna change something it would be [to] stop the clock for when you’re [in a] scrum and then it starts again once the ball comes in so you get quite a bit more rugby,” he finished up.
So for now McCaw will stick to retirement away from rugby and will be in attendance at tomorrow’s World Cup final between England and South Africa but who knows if we might see him back in the sport in some capacity in the future.
