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Wayne Smith takes home Coach of the Year crown

(Photo by Fiona Goodall - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Black Ferns World Cup-winning head coach Wayne Smith has been named World Rugbyā€™s Coach of the Year at the annual awards in Monaco.

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The former All Blacks assistant led the Black Ferns to a 34-31 win over England in the World Cup final just two weeks ago.

After coming out of retirement to help the Black Ferns after they went on a disastrous end of year tour in 2021, losing to France and England twice each, Smith completed a fairytale revival by coaching the Ferns to a World Cup victory.

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Under Smithā€™s guidance, the Black Ferns racked up big wins over Australia 41-17, Scotland 57-0 and Wales 56-12 in the pool stages before a rematch against Wales in the quarterfinals.

They defeated Wales 55-3 in the first knockout round before a tight 25-24 win in the semi-final over France.

They clinch their sixth World Cup title by defeating the Red Roses who were riding a record 30-test win streak heading into the final.

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The man nicknamed ā€œThe Professorā€ confirmed throughout the tournament that this would be his last stint as a professional coach in any capacity and he would retire after this World Cup.

ā€œRugby has always been my life since I was five years old, whether I have been a coach or a club player, itā€™s something I have loved all my life,ā€ he said.

ā€œThis will be it for me, I will retire after this permanently. What a way to finish, this is a lot of fun.ā€

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Shayne 841 days ago

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