Irish winger excited for England’s visit to Dublin with the Grand Slam one win away
The Australian-born Connacht winger, whose mum is Irish, also comes from a land where England are innate sporting enemies. When asked about the Ireland-England rivalry, he initially responded: “I don’t know if I should say too much.” But then, of course, he did, in his inimitable tongue-in-cheek way.
All quips apart, Hansen has no doubt that England’s record Twickenham defeat against France last Saturday will spark a furious reaction from Steve Borthwick’s side. It would not be entirely surprising to see Owen Farrell restored to the starting line-up, which prompted another tongue-in-cheek response from Hansen when asked about coming up against the Irish head coach’s son.
When Andy Farrell was asked about Hansen, his first response was, simply: “Wow.” Johnny Sexton talked about Hansen being a breath of fresh air, of bringing something different.
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