A Kiwi journalist has defended their question which All Blacks coach Steve Hansen called a "disrespectful", shortly after his team were sent packing from the Rugby World Cup by England. Gourdie told Newshub that it was Hansen's own words about what he told the players at halftime that provided context for the question. From your point of view, from the players' point of view I suppose, did the team turn up with the right attitude tonight?" I think it's quite a disrespectful question to suggest that the All Blacks turned up not being hungry. Because I asked them at halftime to get hungrier doesn't mean to say they didn't turn up pretty hungry.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 27, 2019 18:33 UTC