All Blacks and Crusaders prop Joe Moody has re-commited to New Zealand Rugby through until the end of 2019.
Moody capped off a stand-out debut in Super Rugby in 2013 with an All Blacks call up the following year and has now played 14 Tests for the national side, including an appearance in the Rugby World Cup Final.
"Joe's re-signing is great news for the All Blacks and New Zealand Rugby," said All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen.
"He has developed into a very important member of the All Blacks, he is a very good scrummager and works incredibly hard on his core roles. We look forward to watching how his game develops even further."
Moody himself believes his game has improved rapidly over the past few seasons.
"I am loving my rugby at the moment," said the 27-year-old.
"The All Blacks and Crusaders both have fantastic forward packs and I have learnt a lot and progressed my rugby significantly in both environments.
"I want to continue to improve my game and, from a Super Rugby point of view, the Crusaders is the best team for me to do this so re-signing for a team I love was an easy decision."
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