Kidney wary of focusing on ‘carrot’

As the head coaches and captains did the rounds in the post-World Cup pool draw interview session on Monday there were many opportunities for handshakes, jokes and snatched conversations between their various media obligations.

Kidney wary of focusing on ‘carrot’

Not that every opportunity was taken.

Out of a press conference room stepped New Zealand’s Steve Hansen and Richie McCaw as France’s Philippe Saint-Andre and Thierry Dusautoir waited to enter and not even a glance was shared between the protagonists of last season’s World Cup final.

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