Former New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has played down his work with the Wallabies in France ahead of the Rugby World Cup after news of his tie-up with Eddie Jones.
Hansen, who led New Zealand to the 2015 World Cup title in England, has joined the Australia camp in the lead-up to their World Cup warm-up against hosts France.
"To put everybody's mind at rest I haven't joined the Wallabies," Hansen said. "I'm only here for about three or four days at the request of Eddie, a good mate of mine, to give him some feedback on what he's doing. Rugby is bigger than all of us, so I'm happy to do that."
A Wallabies official confirmed Hansen has not taken a paid role.
All Blacks hooker Dane Coles was stunned to hear Hansen was helping out Jones."It hurts a little bit," he said. "I'm actually gobsmacked. He's an icon in the All Blacks set-up. Hopefully, he doesn't tell Eddie all our secrets, but I think he'll be respectful."
