21 Quotes by Robbie Deans

Most people expect it's a given, but it's not necessarily the case.

I don't think age is at all relevant. He's a creative thinker, a lateral thinker and he's always looking for opportunities. He's prepared to take a risk.

He's had a really good preparation from December 1, he's ready for it and he's shown that from the occasions he's hit the ground.

He's a class act isn't he? I would think New Zealand rugby would be delighted to have him back on the roster.

We earned it. There's no doubt we earned it. Things didn't go our way but we ground it out.

We'll look at Aaron ? hopefully he'll be all right. He did some contact work at the end of the week and came through it well, so should be able to take his place.

We are just managing our guys as we would do every year.

We will also test Caleb Ralph who's a bit tight, so he's potentially in doubt and we will look at both those guys in the morning before making a decision.

There's nothing sinister there. Our doctor, Deb (Robinson), caught up with him on Saturday and he just took a knock to it. He should be fine.