The 2023 Rugby World Cup is set to take place in France from Sep 08 to 28 Oct when a total of 20 teams will take part. The defending champions are South Africa, while strong contenders will be the All Blacks (New Zealand), England, France, and the Wallabies (Australia).
All Blacks Ex-Coach Steve Hansen To Help Australia
Steve Hansen who led the All Blacks to win the 2015 World Cup has surprised All Black fans after news broke that Hansen would be working together with the Wallabies. Eddie Jones who is the head coach of the Wallabies and close friend to Hansen is reported to have asked Hansen to help the team out with their preparations for the World Cup.
Dan Coles who played in the 2015 World Cup winning squad said he was shocked to hear Hansen had switched sides to help out the Wallabies and said it was a tad disappointing!
Hansen was quick to respond to the backlash from All Black fans and point out that he was only helping out the Wallabies for a few days and that it wasn’t a paid position, just a favour to an old friend!