All Blacks coach Steve Hansen named high chief of Samoan village

Kiwi bestowed with honour after taking All Blacks to Samoa for first time‘It’s been a special week,’ says Hansen after his side beat Samoa 25-16Three-times World Rugby Coach of the Year Steve Hansen has earned another accolade when the New Zealander was named an honorary high chief, or matai, of a Samoan village. The 56-year-old Hansen was given the title at a ceremony in the village of Vaiala on the outskirts of Apia on Thursday, a day after his All Blacks team beat their hosts 25-16 in their first test match in the Pacific. Related: All Blacks v Samoa: the historic game that stopped a nation…