Kieran Read

Tim Southee's been named captain for Team Cricket.

Uh, Kieran Read is the captain for Team Rugby.

There's a bunch of players yet to be unve- unveiled, but, uh, on Wednesday we'll be down there talking to them live from a hot springs spa as well.

That's right.

Yes.

Um, so yeah, like we said, there's gonna be a bunch of, uh, wild cards and former players to be announced.

Yeah, at the moment, Kieran Read, uh, Israel Dagg, uh, Tim Southee, Luke Vincent.

But I understand, Lane, you've had a hand in this.

in the forward.

I think he just surpassed Kieran Read.

Yeah.

So does, puts up some good numbers.

35, uh, 34th test try.

Yeah.

Which takes him past, yeah, Kieran Read.

You just never feel like South Africa's out of it.

... you just listen to those.

When New Zealand, the McCaws of the, the guys that were playing, the six, seven and eight, Kieran Read, I mean, it's world-class.

Go look at most teams.

I promise you, most teams that are very, very, have been successful through, through the years, the loose trio is momentum gainers, is momentum stoppers.

Yeah.

We had the likes of Kieran Read just knocking over their big boys, getting up and, and doing it again.

Jerome Kaino just absolutely polarizing these guys that are twice the, the size of us, and I've never seen an All Black four pack step up like they did in that moment.

It was one of the most physical games that I've ever been a part of.

And I knew from that moment on that this game, and still to this day, that was one of the most physical games that I've ever been a part of.

And our forwards that day did not take a backward step.

We had the likes of Kieran Read just knocking over their big boys, getting up and, and doing it again.

Jerome Kaino just absolutely polarizing these guys that are twice the, the size of us.

... ourselves again and kind of what it meant to be a Springbok, understand the legacy of the jersey, what's gone before.

And I think you, you listen to a lot of ex All Blacks, the Kieran Read's of the world, the, the, the McCaw's, the Carter's saying what they f- felt over the last two, three years was maybe there wasn't that understanding, respect for the legacy of the jersey, and I think that is definitely back.

Well, I know it's back.

Mm.

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Joining me in studio this week is former All Blacks captain and two-time Rugby World Cup winner Kieran Read.

And coming in very hot, very hot, after a massive night out in Jo'burg, I'm assuming, 1996 series winner Justin Marshall is joining us.

Plus, Marshy's good mate, former Springbok captain John Smit is also gonna be joining the show to give us a South African perspective later on.