Robbie Deans Quotations

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.

It would be fair to say we were off the pace, but a large amount of credit deserves to go to the Force for that.

They were humiliated on the track last weekend and there's only one way they're going to respond to that.

They have made big strides no doubt about that, that's often what comes out of adversity. They are a better side than last year, but that's very evident. It remains to be seen how we foot it next to them.

There's a lot of similarities between the two sides, so it really is going to be a battle of wills and of wits.

It's just flatness basically. He's got no symptoms of head injuries, he just hasn't totally come up from the cumulative effect of the work.

It's an important game for Mitch, who is re-entering the fray and he doesn't like to lose, even a trial match.

It's been part of the plan from the outset.

It's clearly a big day for Cameron but it will be one that he is able to handle. I think he is a player that is under-rated in what he can do.

I'm aware they are advertising the job and I was made aware of that...(but) it's not an option.

He's the first to have done it and that's indicative of how remarkable it is. Who knows, it may never be done again.

He thought the first call was a hoax from a mate, but he responded to the second one.

He's not necessarily out for the match but he's been rested for the early part of the week.