New Zealand head coach Ian Foster insisted he had known for a month that predecessor Steve Hansen had agreed to help rivals Australia prepare for the Rugby World Cup.
While New Zealand hooker Dane Coles said he was"gobsmacked" that former coach Steve Hansen was helping Australia prepare for the Rugby World Cup, current coach Ian Foster wasn't as concerned.
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster insisted on Wednesday he had known for a month that predecessor Steve Hansen had agreed to help rivals Australia prepare for the Rugby World Cup. "Outstanding," said Foster."He has agreed to give me three pages of notes about everything that's going on in their camp ... I chuckle at the headlines."
In a phone interview with New Zealand radio station Newstalk ZB from Paris, Hansen explained he is observing Australia as a favour to Jones. The All Blacks and Wallabies have been drawn in different World Cup pools but could meet in the knockout stage.
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