Richie McCaw and Graham Henry inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame

Richie McCaw says it was "a huge honour" to be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame alongside "142 legends".

The two-time World Cup winning All Blacks captain joined his former All Blacks coach Graham Henry in the Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony in Japan.

"It's a huge honour to be inducted," said McCaw, 38, who played 148 tests between 2001 and 2015.

"I'm number 143 and the other 142 names on there are legends of the game so to have your name alongside them is very special," McCaw said.

McCaw, who captained the All Blacks to the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup titles, told World Rugby's Twitter account he had had "a few different highlights" in his career, "for different reasons".

"I think one of the big highlights is the day you get your first cap. You dream of it as a young kid to represent your country. You only do it once so that's special.

"To finish off with a World Cup in my very last test. The way that ended with a grin on your face when you finish, I couldn't think of a better way for that to happen."

Henry, 73, retired after coaching the All Blacks to the 2011 Rugby World Cup title. He was appointed head coach in 2004.

McCaw and Henry were inducted alongside two-time Springbok World Cup winner Os du Randt, late Samoan captain Peter Fatialofa, Uruguay's Diego Ormaechea and respected Japanese administrator Shiggy Konno.

The inclusion of McCaw, Henry and Fatialofa - a longtime Auckland prop - bring the total number of New Zealanders in the Word Rugby Hall of Fame to 25.