No need for panic but All Blacks must be smarter, says Hansen


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 11 Aug 2019

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - Argentina v New Zealand - Jose Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - July 20, 2019 New Zealand coach Steve Hansen REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The All Blacks have rarely been at their best in the southern hemisphere championship in World Cup years and coach Steve Hansen is not about to push the panic button despite his side shipping a record 47 points in a loss to Australia in Saturday.

The 47-29 loss means New Zealand's decade-long reign at the top of the world rankings will come to an end if Wales beat England later on Sunday but Hansen was far more concerned about the poor decisions his players made in Perth.

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