Kieran Read

I get a sense, you know, this All Black team in the next couple of years will hopefully progress into some big things for World Cup next year.

Yeah, that's cool.

Oh mate, it'd be one of the best tours to be going on.

Yeah.

I just think back of when I was playing and if I knew this tour was coming up, I'd just be putting everything into getting myself in the best position.

Yeah.

And so, yeah, like for the players to get the chance to go to South Africa and just enjoy the culture.

They are so passionate over there.

And we don't quite realize that in New Zealand, how much they love the game.

That they blow us apart, you know, in terms of the way they support games and things.

So, yeah.

Yeah, the boys will, it'll be eye-opening for a lot of them who haven't been there and done a full tour.

But also, it's where you test yourself.

It's the hardest place to go and win.

Yeah.

And you've got to embrace that.

Like, it's one of the best things you can have in sport.

Yeah.

Is go to the hardest place and win a series.

So, like, it's epic.