All I want to do is repay the faith they've shown in me to lead the All Blacks. Aaron Smith during his first press conference as All Blacks captain. Two years later Smith made such an impression he debuted for the All Blacks during Steve Hansen's first year in charge. Aaron Smith will lead the All Blacks onto the field for the first time on Saturday. Captaining the All Blacks was never on Smith's radar and, for that reason alone, there's few who will treasure it more.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 09, 2021 06:56 UTC