Rugby Union - New Zealand All Blacks v British and Irish Lions - Lions Tour - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - June 24, 2017. New Zealand's Kieran Read in action. REUTERS/David Gray
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen praised captain Kieran Read's outstanding performance that lead to his side's 30-15 victory over the British and Irish Lions in the first test at Eden Park on Saturday.
Read had barely played this season after undergoing surgeries on his wrist and a broken thumb.
