Hansen extends term as NZ All Blacks head coach
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STEVE Hansen has signed a two-year contract extension as head coach and will guide the New Zealand All Blacks to the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Hansen, who coached New Zealand to victory at the 2015 World Cup and was an assistant coach of the team which won in 2011, was initially due to quit after next year’s tour to New Zealand by the British and Irish Lions.
The 57-year-old ex-policeman coached Wales before joining the All Blacks’ coaching staff in 2004. He took over from Graham Henry as head coach after the 2011 World Cup and has lost only three of 57 tests in five years.
Hansen’s contract extension was unanimously approved by the New Zealand Rugby board.
“Steve’s winning record is unsurpassed in the modern era,” NZR chief executive Steve Tew said in Wellington. “Since becoming head coach in 2012 he has recorded 52 wins in his 57 tests to date with two draws and just three losses. That’s remarkable and unparalleled in international rugby.
“While Steve has a fantastic winning record, equally positive has been his intuitive ability to continue growing the team through meticulous selection and rigorous preparation.”
Hansen said he was grateful to have the full support of the NZR board, the players and his family. “It’s not a decision that was made lightly or easily,” he said. “As I’ve said quite often it had to be right for my family and it had to be right for the team.
“From my own point of view I had to ask a few questions and they were, simply: Did I have the energy and passion to get up and continue to drive this team the way it needs to be driven?”
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