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Kieran James Read ONZM (born 26 October 1985) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played as a number 8 and is a former captain of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. Read played for New Zealand from 2008 to 2019.
All Blacks great Kieran Read’s storied playing career came to an end over the weekend as Toyota Verblitz were beaten in the Japanese Top League semi-finals. Read, who wore the famous black jersey for more than a decade, had already walked away from the test arena with his final international appearance coming at Rugby World Cup 2019 .
May 16, 2021 · Former New Zealand captain Kieran Read has retired from rugby. The 35-year-old broke the news he would retire at the end of the season before Toyota Verblitz's semi-final against Panasonic Wild...
May 16, 2021 · Former All Blacks captain and two-time World Cup winner Kieran Read has announced his retirement from professional rugby. Read took to social media to make the announcement before his Toyota ...
Kieran Read is an All Blacks legend who retired from the game in 2021. In total, he was capped 128 times by New Zealand and racked up a host of domestic and international honours, including two Rugby World Cups and four Super Rugby titles.
May 16, 2021 · Kieran Read has retired from rugby after a career that saw him make 127 Test appearances for New Zealand, 52 as captain; Read was a two-time Rugby World Cup winner and won four Super Rugby...
Sep 5, 2019 · Death, taxes and Kieran Read unpicking defences in the 15-metre channel – these are three inevitabilities in this world. Athleticism and on-field intelligence brought Read an All Blacks debut at Murrayfield in 2008, two months after his 23rd birthday.
May 16, 2021 · World Rugby and the All Blacks led tributes Sunday to Kieran Read who announced his retirement from rugby after a semi-final defeat in Japan's Top League. The third most-capped player in New Zealand rugby history confirmed before leading Toyota Verblitz against the Panasonic Wild Knights on Saturday that he would finish playing at the end of ...
Sep 12, 2022 · All Blacks centurion and double Rugby World Cup winner Kieran Read joins the show to reflect on his career and look ahead to the Bledisloe Cup series against Australia.
May 15, 2021 · WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former All Blacks captain and two-time World Cup winner Kieran Read has announced his retirement from professional rugby aged 35. Read made the announcement Saturday, before his Toyota Verblitz team was beaten by the Panasonic Wild Knights in the semifinals of Japan’s Top League.
