Steve Hansen’s challenges

Steve Hansen’s clear run into the All Blacks coaching job belies the challenges ahead.

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7th January, 2012

Rugby

Given that Steve Hansen didn’t have to do anything more arduous than win a one-horse race to become the new All Blacks coach, it’s safe to say it’s all uphill from here. Apart from the relentless, hypercritical scrutiny from a public and media who demand success with style and will be on high alert for signs that Graham Henry’s trainers aren’t being adequately filled, Hansen faces the tricky balancing act of keeping the All Blacks on top of the world while carrying out the regeneration needed to retain the World Cup. As far as Wales’s Kiwi coach, Warren Gatland, is concerned, ...

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