All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has expressed serious concerns about the state of modern-day rugby, saying it lacks entertainment and is in desperate need of change.
Hansen raise the issues in an interview with WalesOnline.co.uk where he voiced genuine fears for a game being dominated by defence at the expense of entertainment.
Hansen called for action to be taken before millions of floating fans begin tuning in to see 'boring' matches at the World Cup.
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Hansen outlined his fears for the game after watching what he believed to be drab, defence-dominated Six Nations encounters between France and Wales and Ireland and England at the weekend.