Steve Hansen
Hansen in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Stephen William Hansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mosgiel, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Taieri High School Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 assistant 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.