All Blacks captain Kieran Read at a training earlier on the tour. Nor was the noticeable limp that accompanied Kieran Read at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens training ground. Yet the All Blacks seem confident their captain will recover for this weekend's final test of the year. For the second successive week, management are clearly doing everything they can to have Read lead the team out. Like last week, should he emerge unscathed, the All Blacks are happy for Read to front after one training session.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 21, 2017 18:56 UTC