Steve Hansen: The Best side in the world will be decided in Dublin
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All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says the winner of New Zealand's Test match against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday will have the right to call themselves 'the best side in the world'.
The All Blacks are currently top of the world rankings, and travel to Dublin on the back of a win over England at Twickenham. Joe Schmidt has led Ireland to number two in the world after three Six Nations titles in the last five years.
Hansen believes the Dublin Test, and not the rankings, will determine who is the world's greatest team, saying: "It is one and two, so whoever wins will be the best side in the world regardless of rankings.
"They are the number two side in the world and you don't get to play one and two that often when they are in two separate hemispheres, so when they do come about, they become pretty big games.