Ex-All Blacks Coach Steve Hansen Now “Sir Stephen”
December 30, 2019
5:34 pm
Former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen became Sir Stephen on Tuesday, receiving a knighthood in the New Zealand New Year’s honours list to acknowledge his outstanding contribution to rugby.
The outgoing New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew was made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, another of the country’s top honours.
Although Hansen fell short in his bid to guide the All Blacks to a third consecutive World Cup this year, losing to England in the semi-finals, the award citation noted his outstanding tenure.
The straight-talking coach with a wry sense of humour spent eight years …
