Photo: Getty ImagesFormer All Blacks head coach Sir Steve Hansen has called for New Zealand Rugby to stand strong and not crumble under Australia's pressure when it comes to deciding the format for Super Rugby from next year onwards. In an interview with Stuff, Hansen said New Zealand owed Australia nothing in a week where tensions have escalated between the two nations following the revelations of findings from the Aratipu review into the future of Super Rugby. Those notions have not been well-received by Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan, who likened his organisation's relationship with NZR to a "master-servant" dynamic in response to news that a number of Australian sides could be dropped. Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan likened his organisation's relationship with NZR to that of a 'master-servant'. "I think NZ Rugby are in the mood for having strong discussions … because they only get one shot at it.''

Source: Otago Daily Times July 12, 2020 22:52 UTC