Following the match, Hansen was critical of the officiating team suggesting referee Chris Busby and TMO Mark Patton had been inconsistent in the way they had reviewed incidents throughout the game and that this was part of a wider problem where Connacht never seemed to have any decisions go their way.

[3] He was selected in the starting XV for his debut, and impressed in Ireland's opening 29–7 victory against Wales on 5 February, earning the player of the match award.

[5] He was called up to the Ireland squad again for the 2023 Six Nations Championship, helping secure a 34–20 victory over Italy with two tries in a player of the match performance in round 3.

[6] He scored another try and secured his third player-of-the-match performance in eight Six Nations matches in Ireland's 7–22 win over Scotland in round 4 of the 2023 Championship.

[9] Hansen had to be taken off in Ireland's last Pool stage match against Scotland, after concerns that he was not going to play the quarterfinal against New Zealand, it was announced that he was in the Irish squad ahead of the game on 14 October.