New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins jokes former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen’s New Zealand citizenship should be under review after he confirmed his involvement with the Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup buildup.
When asked by a reporter at Parliament what Hansen’s punishment should be for accepting a job with the Australian national team, a laughing Hipkins responded that he thinks they should cancel his citizenship before adding he was joking, just to be very clear.
Hansen says he is only there for about three or four days at the request of Eddie Jones, as they prepare for this weekend’s test against France and the subsequent Rugby World Cup.
The former All Black’s coach says the Wallabies are looking good as they are a good young team, who are working hard and he would just like to put everybody's mind at rest that he has not joined the Wallabies for the Rugby World Cup.
Hansen says Eddie seems pretty hellbent on having his own Australian style and he's picked a young team leaving out a lot of the senior players.
The Wallabies take on France at 3.45am Monday in their final RWC warm up match.
[Source: Stuff.co]
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