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Record-breaking New Zealand boss Steve Hansen has hailed Irelands Joe Schmidt as one of the worlds best coaches. Mickey Mantle Jersey .All Blacks head coach Hansen praised his fellow Kiwi Schmidt in the wake of Irelands 40-29 victory over New Zealand at Chicagos Soldier Field on Saturday. Ireland ended their 111-year wait for a victory over New Zealand in the US, cutting short the back-to-back world champions record winning streak at 18 matches.Hansen also admitted the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) had worked hard to prise Schmidt away from Ireland and back into their Super Rugby coaching set-up.Hes probably one of the best coaches around, said Hansen of Ireland boss Schmidt. Hes meticulous in his work ethic, a good analyst of the game and thats why Ireland want to keep him and why New Zealand wanted to bring him home.Schmidt only signed his new Ireland contract two weeks ago, committing his future to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) until after the 2019 World Cup.The 51-year-old had seriously considered taking a coaching job with either the Highlanders or the Chiefs, but eventually opted to remain in Dublin. Family concerns and the desire to lead Ireland past the quarter-finals of a World Cup for the first time tipped the balance in the end however.?Schmidt has already assured his place in Irish folklore courtesy of Saturdays victory, whatever happens next, but New Zealand coach Hansen expects his countryman to continue to guide Ireland on an upward curve.Hansen believes Schmidt can rightly be viewed among the sports shrewdest minds, after adding the maiden All Blacks scalp to Irelands first win over the Springboks on South African soil in June.Its good for Joe, and Joes a really good man, Ive got a lot of time for him as all our coaching staff has; hes a top bloke, said Hansen of Schmidt. Hes working hard and trying to do something with Ireland and hes having some success.Theyre having a great year, theyve knocked over South Africa and theyve knocked us over. So hell be feeling pretty pleased with himself and so he should. Hes done a good job with them and the rest of his crew are supporting him.So I dont think theres any big significance. Some people will get excited about it I suppose but it doesnt make any difference to us who it is. You dont like losing at the best of times but in saying that you have to accept it.Thankfully we get another opportunity in a couple of weeks time and well see if were good enough then.Captain Kieran Read had admitted ahead of Saturdays Chicago showdown that the 2016 All Blacks were desperate not to be the first New Zealand side to lose to Ireland.But in the wake of that unwanted moniker, Hansen insisted the tag would not act as any kind of millstone. New Zealand take on Italy in Rome on Saturday, before facing Ireland again in Dublin on November 19 - with Hansen already eyeing the chance to set events straight from an All Blacks perspective.This teams about history, its made a lot of positive history and its still making history, said Hansen. Ireland played better than we did and deserved to win. When you look through the ages, (at) Christchurch they probably should have won, Dublin they should have won, so theyve come out this time and won the game.So I dont think its going to be something that hangs around our necks and strangles us to death that weve lost to a good Ireland side. What weve got to fix is the issues in our game.The challenge for this group now is to do that, to get themselves up off the floor and have a good look in the mirror at ourselves, coaches included. And then its to find out what we can do that we didnt do right, and front up against Italy, and then Ireland and France and finish the season off on a good note. Mel Stottlemyre Jersey . LOUIS -- St. Billy Martin Yankees Jersey . The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Lions have not announced the hiring, which was first reported by ESPN. 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