The war of words ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and England in Yokohama seemed to escalate Thursday despite All Blacks coach Steve Hansen's insistence that it was a non-event.At a press conference at the team hotel, Hansen initially downplayed comments from the England camp, but then seemed to return fire at England coach Eddie Jones, both in what he said to the media and what was in a press release that accompanied his team announcement.Jones, however, later the same day, described it all as a "bit of fun."Earlier in the week, Jones said someone had been …READ FULL ARTICLE
