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<\/a> <\/p>\nAustralian National Rugby League (NRL) outfit Manly Sea Eagles have appointed World Cup-winning coach Steve Hansen as their football performance director.<\/p>\n
Hansen will work closely with Sea Eagles head coach Kieran Foran, CEO Jason King, and the club\u2019s football department, as they look to utilise the former All Blacks<\/a> boss\u2019 experience in creating a winning culture after a disappointing season.<\/p>\n Manly finished ninth on the 17-team NRL ladder.<\/p>\n \u201cTo have someone of Steve Hansen\u2019s experience, knowledge and proven record of building winning cultures joining our football department is a massive opportunity for this club,\u201d Foran said.<\/p>\n \u201cI have enormous respect for Steve and what he has achieved.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is one of the greatest sporting minds of his generation, and I am incredibly excited to work with him and learn from him.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want to simply talk about getting better, we want to put the right people and structures in place to make it happen,\u201d Foran added.<\/p>\n \u201cSteve brings an incredible level of experience and insight, and I know he will challenge all of us to think bigger, raise our standards and become better.\u201d<\/p>\n The 67-year-old enjoyed an 87% win rate in 107 Tests in charge of the All Blacks between 2012-2019, and led them to victory in the 2015 World Cup.<\/p>\n On leaving the All Blacks, Hansen worked in Japan<\/a> with Toyota Verblitz, firstly as Director of Rugby and then for the final two years as head coach, before stepping down in May.<\/p>\n