No quarter asked and no quarter given, says unapologetic Steve Hansen

The morning after the night before, and there is no hint of the bark that Steve Hansen just about managed to contain when grilled on his team’s indiscipline.

In its place is a more soft-spoken recap of events just gone.

Hansen wasn’t surprised by the focus on the officiating and yet his annoyance with the spotlight thrown on his own team’s tendency to cross the line was evident on TV post-match and again in the press conference, when some answers stretched no further than a yes or a no.