After months of deliberation, the final design for a statue of former All Black captain Richie McCaw, to be erected in Kurow, has been chosen.
The bronze statue design shows McCaw standing holding a rugby ball.
Kurow Museum Committee chairman Bob Watherston said the design was given final approval by Mr McCaw and his family.
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''It's what Richie wanted. It represents a staunch look before kick-off; or something like that. We had very little to do with it. We left that to the family and sculptor.''