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/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has dismissed the notion that referees favour in-form teams and says comments by counterpart Rassie Erasmus ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup opener against South Africa were aimed at putting the match officials under pressure.
Erasmus is convinced that referees favour successful teams and this week called for a more balanced approach to officiating at the World Cup.
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