The Kiwis enjoyed a unique day off in London today - seeing all of the major sights on a whistle stop tour.
The New Zealand side piled on board an old style open tour double decker bus, that took them around all of famous landmarks, including the Tower of London,Big Ben, Whitechapel and Buckingham Palace.
As you would expect, the team attracted a lot of attention; from commuters, office workers having lunch, tourists and the occasional expatriate - invariably yelling "Go the Kiwis".
"It's a great opportunity," said Martin Taupau, who was on his first trip to London. "You hear about all these historic places so to see them up close is something else."
It was the second London visit for back rower Tohu Harris; the last time had been with the Melbourne Storm, where the club sent them out in small groups to find different landmarks. Lewis Brown remembered a similar episode on the 2011 Kiwis tour, where the team competed in their own version of `The Amazing Race' around London.
Not all of the players were completely enthralled with England's capital though, with several of the team glued to an Iphone, watching streaming coverage of Warrior's Bodene Thompson's fight against Paul Gallen from New Zealand.
There wasn't much space upstairs on the bus - which certainly wasn't built to hold an international league team - but the players made do, standing up at the back or kneeling on seats.
Shaun Kenny-Dowall has been part of the Kiwis set up since 2007, but was only on his second visit to London. The last included a reception at Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen. The team sipped on tea and biscuits, watched as her corgis followed her Majesty around and performed a haka, apparently the first time a haka has been seen inside the royal residence.
The Kiwis enjoyed the rest of the afternoon shopping or sightseeing, before they resume training tomorrow ahead of the second test at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday (Sunday morning NZT).
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