All Blacks coach Steve Hansen to stay in charge until 2019 World Cup

Coach changes mind after saying he would retire after World Cup triumphNew Zealand have enjoyed unprecedented success since he took over in 2012All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has extended his contract with the world champions through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. Hansen’s original contract expired at the end of 2017 and following last year’s successful World Cup campaign in England he said he would probably end his association with the team which began when he was an assistant to Graham Henry in 2004. Related: New Zealand Rugby denies gouging over Lions tickets prices Continue reading...