steve_hansen_4_0.jpg Steve Hansen will step down as coach after the Rugby World Cup. Photo: Getty ImagesFormer Wallaby Drew Mitchell has called out Steve Hansen after the All Blacks coach was caught taunting his opposite number this week. Speaking at a fundraiser dinner on Monday, Hansen was asked what he thought of former Wallabies player Mark Ella's jibe that "Mickey Mouse could coach the All Blacks to victory", due to New Zealand's rich pool of talent. Hansen reportedly bit back, saying "they've got Mickey Mouse coaching Aussie", before claiming Cheika was "not a bad bloke, (but) he's got to control his emotions". Photo: Getty ImagesHansen, who will step down following this year's World Cup in Japan, is understood to be livid the throwaway line was made public.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 06, 2019 20:37 UTC