Hansen praises Read for 'warrior' performance


  • Rugby
  • Saturday, 24 Jun 2017

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.

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