FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - All Blacks Press Conference - Sydney, Australia - August 17, 2017 New Zealand All Blacks rugby union coach Steve Hansen speaks before the first Bledisloe Cup game against Australia's Wallabies. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen's World Cup selections may have just got a little tougher after his side thrashed Australia 36-0 in their Bledisloe Cup clash at Eden Park on Saturday.
The All Blacks were coming off a record 47-26 loss to the Wallabies last week in Perth and former players, pundits and media across the Tasman Sea suggested the side were ageing and in turmoil five weeks out from the World Cup.
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