All Blacks coach Graham Henry said his 95-year-old mother will be delighted when the Rugby World Cup is over because she thinks he’s under too much pressure.

Henry’s comments were light-hearted but served to highlight the fact that the pressure top coaches are under, the praise and criticism they receive, impacts also on their families.

Asked on what a World Cup victory would mean to his family, Henry replied “Peace. Inner, eternal peace.”

Henry seemed relaxed and affable only two days out from a World Cup final which will likely define his seven-year All Blacks coaching career against a side that ended his dream 4 years ago.