All Black coach Steve Hansen has announced a contract extension that will see him lead the side through to 2015 Rugby World Cup. As reported in the Herald on Sunday, the New Zealand Rugby Union agreed at their March board meeting to back Hansen as the man to deliver their stated goal of winning back-to-back World Cups.
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