The All Blacks are doing their best to push the emotional element of tomorrow's rugby World Cup bronze medal match to one side
The All Blacks are doing their best to push the emotional element of tomorrow's rugby World Cup bronze medal match to one side
31 October 2019
The game will be the last for coach Steve Hansen, captain Kieran Read and four other players... but no one was keen to dwell on that at the press conference in Tokyo.
Coach Steve Hansen says this is an important test for a couple of reasons.
In contrast, Wales coach Warren Gatland has been less enthused about the third and fourth place play-off revenue-earner.
He says New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew and his Welsh counterpart Martyn Phillips pondered alternative options to sort it out... like a drinking boat race.
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