The All Blacks have problems of their own to contend with after being outplayed by England in the lineouts last week.
Hansen laid the blame on his own forwards and said a perceived breach of the rules by England hooker Lee Mears, cited in some New Zealand media as contributing to the problems, was an accepted tactic.
“What we’ve got to concentrate on at lineout time is our basics and we didn’t do our basics well,” he said. “Forget about their hooker coming in and lifting, good on him for doing it. Everybody tries and does it most weeks. If we do our basics right we’ll win our ball.”
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