Hansen preps All Blacks for unlikely kicking contest against England


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool B - New Zealand v Namibia - Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - October 6, 2019 New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen talks to his players during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is leaving nothing to chance in his Rugby World Cup semi-final against England, even the unlikely possibility of a kicking contest to decide the game.

New Zealand will face England in an expected evenly contested semi-final in Yokohama on Sunday, with neither side red-hot favourites for a place in the Nov. 2 final.

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