Veteran All Blacks hooker Dane Coles said he was "gobsmacked" to hear former New Zealand coach Steve Hansen is helping rivals Australia prepare for the Rugby World Cup.READ | Boks end intrigue and confusion: Pollard and co officially out of RWC, unless injuries strikeHansen has agreed to assist Australia head coach Eddie Jones, a long-time friend, this week as an unpaid adviser while the Wallabies prepare to face France on Sunday in a World Cup warm-up fixture in Paris.Coles, who has played 86 Tests for New Zealand, was stunned to hear his ex-All Blacks boss is currently in the Wallabies camp. "Yeah?
Shag what are you up to," the visibly shocked Coles said, using Hansen's nickname. "That hurts a little bit, to be fair," he added. "I'm actually gobsmacked.
He's a bit of an icon in the All Blacks set-up. I'm a bit speechless. It's a bit disappointing, but we can't do much about that."New Zealand reporters broke the news to Coles following a training session in London, where the All Blacks are preparing for their own World Cup warm-up against reigning world champions South Africa.
Hansen coached New Zealand to their 2015 World Cup triumph, in which Coles started in the final against Australia."He's a great man.