New Zealand captain Richie McCaw set another new benchmark in Wellington on Saturday: His 75th Test win in black is a new record.



Saturday's 31-17 Tri-Nations victory over the Springboks handed the All Blacks the Freedom Cup and a ten-point lead in the tournament but also saw McCaw surpass former skipper Sean Fitzpatrick's record for wins for his country.


Incredibly, McCaw's 75th win comes in just 85 Tests, giving the 29-year-old a phenomenal winning rate of over 88 per cent in Test rugby.


It was New Zealand's eleventh consecutive Test win and McCaw was full of praise for his troops.


The men in Black put on a fierce defensive effort to keep the Boks out for most of the game as South Africa showed more on attack than they did a week ago.


"We had to defend pretty hard there and to turn over the ball a couple of times and get to the other end of the field and score, that's what you got to do in these games," said McCaw immediately after the match.


"It is always easy to put one performance out there, but to back it up is great. The Boks certainly came to play and it was pretty physical. However, we stuck to what we wanted to do and coming away with the win makes us very happy," he added

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19/07/2010