All Blacks:Hansen text helped lift Boks coach

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has revealed that his All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen helped lift him from the gloom of the shock loss to Japan by sending him a supportive text message. Meyer endured the most difficult week of his coaching career after Japan humbled the two-time World Cup champions last week in their opening pool match. But he was surprised to receive a message of support from Hansen in a private text exchange between the pair with Meyer claiming it had helped him immeasurably to cope with the pressure.