There has been quite the hue and cry down there in All Black country following the latest twist in trans-Tasman affairs. Steve Hansen, head coach of New Zealand as recently as 2019, lending weight to the Australian cause at the forthcoming World Cup?
Nothing short of treachery, screamed the silver-ferners. Kim Philby was a Little Englander by comparison.
A couple of points might usefully be made in an effort to calm everyone down. Hansen, a close friend of the Wallaby boss Eddie Jones for many a long year, is perfectly entitled to do what he wants and go where he likes. He’s a rugby profess...