All Blacks coach Hansen to step down

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Blacks coach Steve Hansen will step down at the conclusion of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan after deciding the job needed “fresh eyes” after he had spent 16 years with the side.

The 59-year-old Hansen has been involved with the team since 2004, first as an assistant to Graham Henry and then as head coach from 2012, and fashioned an unrivalled record in the professional era, having won 85 of his 96 games in charge. “I’m finishing,” Hansen told a news conference. (Reuters)