Only the most one-eyed All Black hater could convince themselves that McCaw has not been the target of cowardly and violent foul play throughout his career and has not had far more than his fair share. I don't buy the "comes with the territory" or "he has it coming" boIIocks that some idiots like to trot out.
No other player in world rugby has ever been subject to the amount of malicious violence that this man has taken; he has been heat-butted, kneed in the face, punched, kicked, eye-gouged, head stamped and spear tackled many, many times, and in all that time, he has never retaliated in kind, never punched an opponent, never been cited or appeared before a judiciary and never been red carded.
THAT is the measure of this man!
For the record
Forearm to the face (Dean Greyling)
Forearm drop to the head (Dylan Hartley)
Knee to the head (Jamie Heaslip)
Eye gouge (Aurelien Rougerie)
Knee to the head (Scott Higginbotham)
Head Butt (Scott Higginbotham)
Swinging forearm to the head (Andy Powell)
Punched (Phil Waugh)
Head stomp (Ali Williams)
Knee to the head (Quade Cooper - twice)
Spear tackled (Lote Tuqiri)
Eye gouge (Kevin McLaughlin)
Swinging forearm to the neck (Phil Waugh)
If you (whoever is reading this) think he deserved everything he got then you're a prick!