All Blacks coach Steve Hansen announced Friday that he will retire after next year’s World Cup in Japan, saying the world champions needed some "fresh thinking". "I think it’s right for the team to have someone new after the World Cup, some fresh eyes, some
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen announced Friday that he will retire after next year’s World Cup in Japan, saying the world champions needed some “fresh thinking”.
“I think it’s right for the team to have someone new after the World Cup, some fresh eyes, some fresh thinking,” he told reporters.
Hansen took over in late 2011 after working as Graham Henry’s assistant for seven years and guided the All Blacks to World Cup victory in 2015.
The team has had a mortgage on rugby’s number one ranking under his stewardship, never relinquishing the top spot.
