Richie McCaw makes fitting choice of freedom of the skies over slow decline | Robert Kitson

All Blacks legend’s new career as a helicopter pilot sums up the awe-inspiring captain who made the New Zealand No7 jersey impossible to fillThey do not retire shirt numbers in New Zealand. Instead, every individual lucky enough to represent the All Blacks is meant to dedicate himself to matching the standard set by his predecessor in the position. Fine in theory, all but impossible in the case of the black No7 jersey now being handed in by the suitably magnificent Richie McCaw.If wearing the No11 jersey has not been hard enough since Jonah Lomu stepped aside, pity poor Sam Cane or Ardie Savea…