Jimmy

Hey guys, welcome to another episode of the Waterland Podcast, presented to you by Betcha, and here's a little sample of what's about to come in this episode.

Well, lad, well, today I'm joined by one of the greatest All Blacks of the professional era.

Whether he was dominating the line-out, showing his skill set on the edge, winning collisions or making clutch plays in big moments, this man was the player teammates trusted, coaches relied on and fans admired all over the world.

He's a Crusader Centurion, four-time Super Rugby champion.

He's played 127 tests for the All Blacks, won two Rugby World Cups, captained his country more than 50 times and became one of the most influential loose forwards to have ever played the game.

Off the field, he's an extremely humble human, great family man, and of course, he is a massive lad.

It is the legend himself, the great Kieran Reid.

Welcome, mate.

Thanks, Jimmy.

Nice to be here, mate.

Yeah, you're a very humble man.

I mean, I see you around the touch fields and the rugby fields and no one would really know that you've, you know, achieved what you've done.

You're very unassuming and I think maybe that's just a Kiwi thing, but it's definitely my way.

Yeah, I guess your name pops up a lot on the podcast and a lot of memories people have of you is like just you doing this little thing to make them feel welcome.

Like I remember Crot saying, he always remembers the first day he came in and you were the first to introduce yourself and make an effort.

I remember Ioani talking around your time at the

counties where you went up and you'd obviously done research, but you knew all the players and you went up and shook their hands and said their first name, which is incredible for someone of your stature at the time.

So you've always made a conscious effort, was it?

Yeah.

And you've jumped into the leadership space like post footy.