Saturday 19 November 2016 10:05, UK
The New Zealand squad will use the anniversary of Jonah Lomu's death as added inspiration to beat Ireland this weekend.
A year has passed since Lomu died at the age of 40 and All Blacks skipper Kieran Read has confirmed the players have discussed their departed legend.
New Zealand will pay tribute to Lomu in Saturday's Aviva Stadium showdown, where New Zealand are aiming to atone for their first-ever loss to Ireland, the 40-29 defeat in Chicago on November 5.
Giant wing Lomu changed rugby forever with his powerful running, winning 63 caps between 1994 and 2002, and he is never far from the current squad's hearts.
"We've certainly spoken about it as a group," said Read when asked if New Zealand will pay tribute to Lomu this weekend.
"He's one of our legends in this All Blacks family, we certainly feel for his family at this time of the year.
"It's extra motivation for the group, so we'll be playing for him and his family.
"But the other thing is the earthquake, that's something else that's on a lot of the guy's minds."
Early on Monday, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in New Zealand left two people dead, triggered a small tsunami and brought down rocks and mud that swept across highways.
Read continued: "So the best way we can honour all of that is to go out there and perform on the pitch."
