Patrick McKendry, writing for the New Zealand Herald, looks at the welcome Kieran Read got upon arrival in Christchurch.
"Kieran Read came home to Christchurch today. Hero's welcomes aren't new to him now but the reception from a city broken by 12 months of earthquakes would have put into sharp relief just what the All Blacks have achieved.
Read, who turned 26 today, went through a range of emotions after the final whistle on Sunday night, and will do so again in the Garden City. At Eden Park he jumped into the air with a two-fist salute to the crowd and was "pretty close'' to shedding a tear or two at the relief of winning the World Cup after a 24-year drought for New Zealand."
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