New Zealand captain Kieran Read says they will go into their final Rugby Championship clash against South Africa in Durban with clear heads following a tough week that saw halfback Aaron Smith sent home.
Smith received a one‑match suspension from New Zealand Rugby after admitting he entered disabled toilet with a female while on team duty at Christchurch airport last month.
Read has avoided referring directly to the incident but said the team were feeling no ill‑effects of their hectic travel schedule and the loss of their regular number nine.
The All Blacks will be chasing their 17th straight Test win tomorrow, one off the world record of 18 consecutive wins.
The All Blacks will take on the Springboks at 3.05am tomorrow while the Pumas will meet the Wallabies at 6.30am.
