The former All Blacks coach has “rarely heard as much noise” as he did at the Stade de France
He ditched his coach’s suit four years ago. But Steve Hansen is still very close to the team New Zealand. The 64-year-old coach has been without a position since his departure in 2019 Of all blacks to World Cup 2023. He has been in Lyon for several days to express his feelings to his successor, Ian Foster, after he visited the Australians during their preparations.
Last Friday, Steve Hansen was in the stands of the Stade de France to witness the win The fifteenth of France vs. All Blacks (27-13). The double world champion (2011, 2015) was particularly impressed by the atmosphere of the Dionysian barn that evening, as he confided in an interview with Olympic midday.
Hansen astonished DuPont and Gilbert
“The atmosphere was… crazy, crazy! I’ve rarely heard such noise on the field, confirms the New Zealand technician. On the field, the French played a serious game. Unlike the All Blacks, they were down-to-earth, enthusiastic. “All the chances they had “With the points, it is clear that the Blues have opened the door to the quarter-finals.”
As a keen observer, Steve Hansen scrutinized the play of Fabien Galthier’s men. Many of them amazed him at Saint-Denis. “Despite the enormous pressure that the All Blacks put on Antoine Dupont, he performed very well. His kicking technique is very valuable for the French XV, which allows him to systematically reverse the pressure in weak times, he also praised. That Mathieu Jalibert has already taken on the dimensions of the position, after the injury of Romain Ntamack: good facilitator, intelligent movements…”
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