Sir Gordon Tietjens is stepping down after 23 years as New Zealand mens rugby sevens coach.In the wake of his teams quarterfinal exit at the Rio Olympics, Tietjens says it is time for a new coach to take over.Tietjens, 60, steered New Zealand to four successive Commonwealth Games gold medals, along with victory in 12 of the 17 world series crowns.I love the sevens game and Im immensely proud of what Ive achieved and what all our players have been able to achieve in my time with the team, he said in a statement on Tuesday.We were all incredibly disappointed with our results in Rio, but we have to acknowledge just how far sevens rugby has come.Its become intensely competitive and the Olympics proved just how tough it is to win at this level these days.Tietjens said he still wanted to be involved in sevens some capacity.Im now working through what those next steps are.The New Zealand sevens team which will next play the Dubai tournament in early December.SIR GORDON TIETJENS SEVENS GURU- Four Commonwealth Games gold medals (1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010). 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