The codes governing body SANZAR said there were no citings from the game.
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Hansen has since denied the accusations but says he did meet assistant referee Jaco Peyper, to “review” a number of incidents from the first Test in Sydney.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said he agreed “that there is nothing to answer for”.
New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup for the 14th-straight year after outclassing an improved Wallabies.
Hansen, however, bristled at the report and said he had not met with Poite at all before the clash, which also doubled as the second match in the trans-Tasman Bledisloe Cup series. “I certainly didn’t have a meeting with Romain Poite”. “So why wouldn’t you sit down and have the meeting?”
Hansen said a strong Wallabies side was vital for New Zealand and he predicted they’ll emerge from their current malaise of six successive losses.
Despite a vastly better performance than last week’s capitulation in Sydney, Australia never looked likely to win and could do little to stop the All Blacks once their irresistible catch-and-pass game clicked into gear.
OWEN Franks may have been cleared in a shock decision by SANZAAR, but the court of public opinion has delivered a damning verdict against the All Blacks grub.
“You’ve got to be really, really careful until you see all the views, and social media I think alerted everyone to it”.
“You’ve got to be really, really, careful until you see all the views”.
“We saw it at the time but I’m sure the match review will pick it up”, said Cheika, after the match.
“There’s a process and that process has been followed”.
Hansen said it was “quite sad” the allegation was made and joked he was “shattered” by the implications.
Two-Test lock Adam Coleman was also yellow-carded just before the interval for a late shoulder charge on Ben Smith.
If it is proven Peyper went to the All Blacks, it is interesting why he did not offer the same meeting to the Australians, who suffered a 34-point loss, which was their biggest on home soil.
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New Zealand are in the box seat to win the Rugby Championship, heading into a third-round match against Argentina in Hamilton on September 10.
