The pair will both end their long and successful involvement with the New Zealand team after Friday's bronze medal match against Wales at the Rugby World Cup.
Hansen isn't ready to talk about his own decorated career just yet, insisting after Thursday's team naming those reflections would not come until after the third-place playoff.
The two-time World Cup winner, though, was happy to let his feelings known about what Read had achieved ahead of his 127th and last match for the All Blacks.
"We identified early he'd be the next leader after Richie [McCaw].
