England 'not our fiercest rivals': All Blacks coach Hansen

File: Steve Hansen said it was possible to distract Micheal Cheika by using niggling ploys like refusing to use his name before matches.JAPAN - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is predicting a"mighty clash" in this weekend's heavyweight World Cup semi-final with England, but insisted they were not New Zealand's biggest rugby rivals.

Eddie Jones's side are riding high after smashing Australia 40-16 in the last eight, but Hansen attempted to play down New Zealand's rivalry with the English. "And the fact we play each other so regularly. We've played England once in the last years so it's hard to build a rivalry when you don't play each other."Hansen added:"If we could get the Six Nations to come on board with a global season then we might able to do that. Once they do that, they're starting to think about the game, rather than themselves -- there's a headline for you.

"The key thing will be how to manage it -- you crack that nut then you give yourself a great opportunity."

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