New Zealand’s Graham Henry: how I learned to win the Rugby World Cup

He was the most experienced coach in world rugby, but the All Black veteran needed to change his outlook before he oversaw a World Cup triumphGraham Henry looks down at the grass of Eden Park. So many matches, so many memories. One wells up above the others. 23 October, 2011, the World Cup final, New Zealand 8, France 7. The culmination of a 37-year career that started when Henry took charge of Auckland Grammar’s under-15 team. “When I was coaching the All Blacks I was probably the most experienced coach in the world,” Henry says. “That’s not an arrogant statement, it’s a fact.”Henry moved fro…