Wallabies coach Michael Cheika had a meltdown last night and needs to stop whining says All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen as tensions rumble on between the two camps.
Hansen, clearly annoyed at how the gloss was taken off his team's world record winning streak in tests following their 37-10 victory at Eden Park, was in no mood to let Cheika's comments slide today.
In an extraordinary press conference last night featuring Cheika and captain Stephen Moore, the Wallabies coach suggested the All Blacks didn't respect his team and were working in cahoots with the New Zealand Herald in portraying him as a clown.
After naming his touring squad for the Northern Hemisphere tour, Hansen was in no mood to let it go.
"He's obviously feeling the pressure and had a bit of a meltdown," he said. "The best thing he can do is just stop whining. If he doesn't think people are respecting him then [he should] ask [himself] 'why would the media dress me up as a clown?' And then go and fix those problems," Hansen said.