The All Blacks coach Graham Henry says they've far exceeded expectations in their opening two games of the Tri-Nations, and they've earned a week off.
Henry says if you'd told him before the series started they would have 10 points from two tests against the Springboks and scored four tries in each test he'd have laughed it off.
He's told his squad to use this week to recover, and spend time away from the game after an intense fortnight.
The Springboks play the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday night.
