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Steve Hansen
Sir Stephen William Hansen KNZM and High Chief of Vaiala, (born 7 May 1959) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is also the father of Black Ferns coach, Whitney Hansen.
He was the head coach of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, from 2012 to 2019, and won the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He stepped down at the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Hansen is also part owner of 2021 Everest winning horse Nature Strip.
Hansen was born in Mosgiel, to Desmond and Lauriss Hansen, who were dairy farmers on the Taieri Plain. He was educated at Outram Primary School, The Taieri High School, and Christchurch Boys' High School. Hansen also spent six years in the New Zealand Police, working at the Hornby Police Station where he met his first wife. A rugby union centre, he represented Canterbury at first-class level on 21 occasions.
Hansen began his coaching career with the Canterbury provincial rugby union team from 1996 to 2001. During his tenure the side won the National Provincial Championship in 1997 and 2001. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, he was assistant coach to Wayne Smith and then Robbie Deans for the Canterbury Crusaders.
In 2002, Hansen was hired as the forwards coach for the Wales national team; however, following the resignation of head coach Graham Henry after a 54–10 loss to Ireland in the Six Nations in February 2002, Hansen was promoted to head coach for the remainder of the tournament. In his first game in charge, Wales performed well but lost 37–33 to France. A year later, Wales lost every match in the 2003 Six Nations Championship to win the Wooden Spoon for the first time since 1995, and went on to record a streak of 10 consecutive Test match defeats, broken by a defeat of rugby minnows Romania on 27 August 2003, though Hansen relinquished coaching duties for this game to Wales A coach Mike Ruddock. Hansen resumed charge for another victory over Scotland ahead of the 2003 Rugby World Cup, at which a strong display against New Zealand and a spirited quarter-final loss against England restored some faith in his coaching. After the World Cup, Hansen announced that he would be stepping down as Wales coach at the end of the 2004 Six Nations Championship.
In 2004, Hansen was appointed to the All Blacks as an assistant coach under Graham Henry. Hansen was considered as a likely candidate to become the next Crusaders coach, starting in the 2009 Super 14 season, after Robbie Deans left to coach Australia, but the Crusaders coaching job went to former All Black Todd Blackadder.
Hansen assisted Graham Henry in coaching New Zealand to a win in the World Cup final against France, ending a 24-year World Cup drought for the All Blacks. Hansen took over as head coach of the All Blacks when Graham Henry's contract expired at the end of 2011. He was formally appointed on 15 December 2011.
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Steve Hansen
Sir Stephen William Hansen KNZM and High Chief of Vaiala, (born 7 May 1959) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is also the father of Black Ferns coach, Whitney Hansen.
He was the head coach of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, from 2012 to 2019, and won the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He stepped down at the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Hansen is also part owner of 2021 Everest winning horse Nature Strip.
Hansen was born in Mosgiel, to Desmond and Lauriss Hansen, who were dairy farmers on the Taieri Plain. He was educated at Outram Primary School, The Taieri High School, and Christchurch Boys' High School. Hansen also spent six years in the New Zealand Police, working at the Hornby Police Station where he met his first wife. A rugby union centre, he represented Canterbury at first-class level on 21 occasions.
Hansen began his coaching career with the Canterbury provincial rugby union team from 1996 to 2001. During his tenure the side won the National Provincial Championship in 1997 and 2001. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, he was assistant coach to Wayne Smith and then Robbie Deans for the Canterbury Crusaders.
In 2002, Hansen was hired as the forwards coach for the Wales national team; however, following the resignation of head coach Graham Henry after a 54–10 loss to Ireland in the Six Nations in February 2002, Hansen was promoted to head coach for the remainder of the tournament. In his first game in charge, Wales performed well but lost 37–33 to France. A year later, Wales lost every match in the 2003 Six Nations Championship to win the Wooden Spoon for the first time since 1995, and went on to record a streak of 10 consecutive Test match defeats, broken by a defeat of rugby minnows Romania on 27 August 2003, though Hansen relinquished coaching duties for this game to Wales A coach Mike Ruddock. Hansen resumed charge for another victory over Scotland ahead of the 2003 Rugby World Cup, at which a strong display against New Zealand and a spirited quarter-final loss against England restored some faith in his coaching. After the World Cup, Hansen announced that he would be stepping down as Wales coach at the end of the 2004 Six Nations Championship.
In 2004, Hansen was appointed to the All Blacks as an assistant coach under Graham Henry. Hansen was considered as a likely candidate to become the next Crusaders coach, starting in the 2009 Super 14 season, after Robbie Deans left to coach Australia, but the Crusaders coaching job went to former All Black Todd Blackadder.
Hansen assisted Graham Henry in coaching New Zealand to a win in the World Cup final against France, ending a 24-year World Cup drought for the All Blacks. Hansen took over as head coach of the All Blacks when Graham Henry's contract expired at the end of 2011. He was formally appointed on 15 December 2011.
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