Richie McCaw received the prestigious award Handa Halberg for Best Athlete of the Decade in New Zealand that was awarded this Wednesday in the oceanic country.
The year-by-year nomination included the following list: 2010 Richie McCaw (rugby), 2011 Richie McCaw (rugby), 2012 Mahe Drysdale (rowing), 2013 Scott Dixon (motorsport), 2014 Brendon McCullum (cricket), 2015 Kane Williamson ( cricket), 2016 Mahe Drysdale (rowing), 2017 Tom Walsh (athletics), 2018 Tom Walsh (athletics), 2019 Israel Adesanya (mixed martial arts).
The balance finally tipped towards the former third row captain of the All Blacks who was two-time World Champions in 2011 and 2015. McCaw had already been voted the best player of the decade by World Rugby.
