Vaea Fifita situation testament to how we don't always hear what the other person is saying HAMISH BIDWELL1 NEWSDropped All Blacks forward Vaea Fifita said he didn’t think coach Steve Hansen was telling him the truth. Things that ought to have been taken care of in private quickly got a public airing as Steve Hansen and John Plumtree sought to keep forward Vaea Fifita from going rogue. Left out of the All Blacks, in circumstances that were a little difficult to understand, Fifita expressed disappointment with coach Hansen. Whatever skills Fifita has, they're not best-served in the second row. Like Hansen, he had to be quick this week to reaffirm his original message to Fifita and also assure fans there was no rift or confusion.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2018 17:08 UTC