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Vincent Whelan

Brian O'Driscoll teases Joe Schmidt over viral handshake snub after New Zealand win

New Zealand may have gotten back to winning ways in dominant fashion against Argentina on Saturday but things didn't go quite as smoothly in the coaching box in one instance at least.

While Ian Foster's staff were shaking hands on a job well done as their 53-3 romp came to a close there was a pretty blatant snub from Jason Ryan towards Joe Schmidt.

The moment appears to demonstrate that the former Ireland boss is still viewed as a bit of an outsider as he was only brought in in an advisory role initially before being promoted after New Zealand's board insisted on some changes being made in the wake of their alarming loss of form which saw them lose six in eight.

This included The Pumas beating them for the first time ever on New Zealand soil last week.

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This week's more Schmidt-like performance, with notably fewer offloads and more controlled play, bodes well overall for them.

However, the snub was still an amusing moment of tension among the Kiwi staff that happened to be caught on camera.

Even his former Leinster and Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll, a huge proponent of Schmidt over the years, couldn't help but laugh at the teenage-like drama of it all.

O'Driscoll was among those to spot the awkward exchange (Instagram)

Here's the clip in full:

Next up for Schmidt and the All Blacks is a trip to Melbourne to face Australia.

The Aussies have also been beaten by Argentina in this year's Rugby Championship as the southern hemisphere is arguably as wide-open as it's ever been.

After four rounds, all four teams have played four, won two and lost two.

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