Andy Powell vs. Richie McCaw Shocking Head High Tackle!

Flattened by an ugly, cowardly late and deliberate swinging forearm from the Welshman Andy Powell, McCaw simply picked himself up, staggered a bit, as he was entitled to do, and returned to the fray. That will remain as one of the year's abiding images. That is mana.

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[mralma67]

considers himself a hero? The man drove a golf buggy off his tits down a motorway......Andy Powell= HERO!!!

[TheIkur]

king richie! straight back to his feet. dont see him whinging to the ref or the rest of the team having a cry. you mean hard new zealanders pal. that happened the other way the whole team would have been up in arms as well as every supporter. we dont moan we just get on with it

[Mudhutz]

@AonghusV I wasn't referring to this case, yes its obviously a high tackle but they are still all bias regardless... watch any other videos with kiwi/aussie commentators and its the same thing... also FYI i've played rugby my entire life

[CalluW]

@iluvmusicqwe bloody precious? lets have andy powell hit you that high, then we'll see who's 'precious'

[CalluW]

@cragenthious2007 so McCaw should take the obvious high tackle on the chin because of something two different players did to someone not playing in that match? take it on a case by case basis - that was a horrible thing Umaga and Mealamu* (NOT Muliaina) did to O'Driscoll, but that doesn't stop this being a dangerously high tackle.

[iluvmusicqwe]

Bloody precious New Zealanders

[AonghusV]

@Mudhutz You obviously dont know the rules because that was quite clearly a high tackle. learn about rugby before you act like you know it

[AonghusV]

@vernystinger people say the Kiwi's are the biggest cheats in the world because year after year they estroy whatever team they support. its Jealousy.

[sugirosie]

Definately late hit on the man but I don't think he cried too much about it just got on with the game -cheating again, being number one 7 again, playing in the best team in the world 'again'.

Now the Welsh haven't really done anything of significance since like ..71 oh yeah not that long ago. Bunch of try hards, you must be a disgrace to those players of 71 Keep trying will ya

Look at the score board again losers !

[ilaivunibola]

brad is always supporting the skipper ...