But All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has defended his prop, saying SANZAR made the right decision not to ensure Franks had a case to answer after the body deemed there were no incidents from the match that reached a red card threshold.
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“You have to be really careful until you see all the views”.
“It’s an unfortunate by-product I think of the mauling rules that we have because the only way you can get there is through clamouring over the top, and then that creates a response, people try and pull them out of the way and the only thing they can use is the head area”.
He refereed the Wallabies-All Blacks Test in Sydney and met with Hansen and his scrum guru Mike Cron.
Michael Cheika insists he doesn’t feel his job’s under pressure as the Wallabies begin picking up the pieces from a disastrous Bledisloe Cup campaign. “It’s a hard game to ref so why wouldn’t you have the meeting?”
It’s been 14 years since the Wallabies drank from the Bledisloe Cup, some questioning the worth of the trans-Tasman rivalry.
“We like to beat Australia but you don’t want it to get too far away”.
It wasn’t Romain Poite’s fault that your boys lost to the All Blacks, and while Owen Franks’ alleged eye-gouge is debatable, Cheika has the look of a man searching for distraction to what was another hiding at the hands of the All Blacks.
“There’s a process and that process has been followed”.
“We appreciate those who were considerate and responsible and contributed to what was a fun and enjoyable night for many”, says Mr Banks.
“We don’t meet the ref, haven’t done for about 18 to 24 months, because it’s just a waste of time”.
“It’s quite sad that’s come out, isn’t it, because it’s not true”, Hansen said.
Taking stock after losing 29-9 to the All Blacks in Saturday’s second Test in Wellington – and having conceded 10 tries while scoring just one in back-to-back clashes with the world champions – Cheika’s team badly need to show progress in the rest of the Rugby Championship campaign.
Cheika, who coached the Wallabies to the final of last year’s World Cup in London, said his position was not in danger.
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“We made huge improvements during the week”, openside-flanker Hooper told reporters. But I don’t want to sit here and bag Australia, they’re one of our best friends.
