Of course, that is not to say they won't be discussing it for the next few weeks at various drinking holes, not only in South Africa but around the world.
It's something the yachting fraternity can learn from, although one can argue the very foundation of sailing is based on a courtroom-type of appeals process at every regatta and that's what adds to the excitement.
Wairarapa United beat Bluewater Napier City Rovers 2-1 in a Chatham Cup soccer (knockout) match in winter but a New Zealand Football panel religiously adhered to the rules of the code to disqualify the Wairarapa side for fielding an unregistered player.
To be fair, several other teams around the country also paid the price for not doing their homework before a game to suffer the same fate.
All Blacks team manager Darren Shand may well call it a "genuine mistake" but putting Keven Mealamu's name as the reserve hooker rather than young Dane Coles was a blunder in the All Blacks' 38-27 victory.
The mistake came to light after a little more than 60 minutes of the game had elapsed, not long after the converted try from Beauden Barrett, which enabled the All Blacks to establish a 31-27 lead in the test.
All Black coach Hansen called the issue "human error" but also praised South Africa captain Jean de Villiers' understanding of it.
In fact, it was great sportsmanship from the South African Rugby Union because some people I've come across in the past few days reckon it appears Shand had a blonde moment but, by the same token, how would New Zealanders have reacted if the boot of defeat was weighing them down?
Would we have been so understanding or would we have blamed the officials for not spotting the mistake earlier and demanded the winning points?
What if it was a World Cup final after a 24-year drought and the coach is desperate to go out on a high note?
"What was great was common sense came through," Hansen reportedly said after the game. "It doesn't matter if someone has made a mistake like that.
"Jean was brilliant when he was brought into the conversation. He said, 'It doesn't matter.'
"It is what it is. It's just a human error. A lot of kudos should go to him for the sportsmanship he showed in that moment."
I disagree. Professionalism extends to making sure management of teams, especially on global stages, cross the 'T's and dot the 'I's.
Having done a marathon 20-hour session from Saturday morning to stave off sleep to watch the game, I was feeling like a zombie but soon I was wide awake in the bed wondering if referee Nigel Owens was going to abandon the game and award a victory to South Africa.
The expression on the face of De Villiers during the impromptu korero with ABs captain Richie McCaw, Shand, Boks manager Ian Schwartz and a touch judge required no translation to decipher what he thought of the whole debacle.
Some media reports suggested De Villiers demanded on the field that they should nullify Barrett's try.
Kiwi Sky commentator Grant Nisbett supposedly countered by saying: "I was asked by the South African commentators, was there something wrong with Coles? And I said, 'No, I don't think so,' and they said, 'Well, Mealamu's name is on the team sheet.'
"So I checked, I checked with Darren Shand and I checked with the [All Blacks'] media official as well."
Even before such reports surfaced the following day or so, I came to the conclusion that no team worth their salt would want the silverware after such controversial sequence of events.
The All Blacks won the game on the field and, it seems, the Springboks were happy to lick their wounds.
It was, without doubt, an enthralling test match.
Some callers said to me yesterday it was the best they had ever seen and I'd say that's a matter for individuals to debate.
If anything, take a bow Hansen for changing the face of how the All Blacks operate.
Injecting fresh blood to ensure there's depth seems to be the edict.
The phobia of losing a test match or championship silverware seems to have been brushed aside to look at the bigger picture.
That an old horse like Andrew Hore can be subbed off for Coles or Barrett can come off the bench to maintain a high standard of footy shows the coaching stable is on the right path.
Watch out for the Boks, though, because they will tweak to live another day.
