All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen acknowledges the crowd after receiving a bronze medal at the end of the match against Wales. Photo: ReutersChoking back tears in the middle of Tokyo Stadium after his New Zealand side had clinched third place at the Rugby World Cup, retiring coach Steve Hansen could only utter five words. Hansen, who is now expected to join Japanese club Toyota, will go down as one of the All Blacks' best coaches and leaves a legacy of success. He won 86% of his matches in charge and was named World Coach of the Year four times. Having initially decided to leave at the end of 2017, the side's senior players asked him to stay on until the World Cup.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 01, 2019 20:37 UTC