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There was only ever going to be one winner in this category as All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is a famed one-liner.

His best work this year came the day after the first test of the year when there were media suggestions the All Blacks get better treatment from referees than everyone else. “We have been called cheats for 100 years haven’t we? If you keep winning, people will find reasons I suppose,”

he said. “Richie McCaw was the biggest cheat ever. But he didn’t cheat he just played to the letter of the law. When Auckland were playing Canterbury they were the biggest cheats then Canterbury got on top and they were the biggest cheats … you have just got to roll with that sort of stu”.”