New Zealand won't rest after World Cup success

The seeds for New Zealand’s World Cup success last weekend were sown in 2007 during one of the darkest times in the history of the All Blacks.

Graham Henry’s side had suffered a humiliating quarter-final defeat to France and were hammered from all quarters.

Henry could have taken the easy option and stepped down but instead he re-applied for the job and alongside assistant Wayne Smith, set plans in place “to fix this thing”.