File Photo - New Zealand All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith attends a news conference in Auckland October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's assistant coach Wayne Smith will step down after this year's Rugby Championship to end his 20-year involvement with the All Blacks, New Zealand Rugby said in a statement on Friday.
Smith, who helped guide the All Blacks to back-to-back World Cup triumphs in 2011 and 2015, said he plans to take a break from the game.
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