Former All Blacks skipper Taine Randell has agreed to extend his stay at English club Saracens.
Randell has taken the up the third year option on his contract in a timely boost for European Challenge Cup competitors.
Since joining the cl.ub the inspirational No.8 has witnessed many changes at the club, including the departure of coaches Buck Shelford and Rod Kafer, as they looked for stability and the success that would bring.
Randell told the Evening Standard, "It's been an interesting time, to say the least. Since I have been here it's been an inconsistent time and hopefully this is the end of the upheavals.
"I know that our owner Nigel Wray left the Quins game early when we lost by 40 points recently - and most of the team joined him! As a professional, it does hurt and annoy and I am sure they will see this game as another chance of an easy win. For us, it's another important stepping stone, given the fresh start.
"Personal pride has been hurt by what's happened here and, having opted to leave New Zealand at the end of my career, I wasn't expecting to have to just slog it out every week. It's particularly frustrating when you consider we can play well.
"I still enjoy playing and that's why I have taken up the option of a third season here. I still believe we can achieve something, although I don't know what.
"As a club, we don't have the backing of a town like Bath and so it comes down to personal pride and I still have that.
"I wanted to make an impact here and, while it hasn't been in the way I had hoped so far, getting to a cup final this season wouldn't be a bad way of marking this season, would it?
"Our chances in the Premiership are pretty awful in terms of claiming one of the top places, but we are in the last eight of the Powergen Cup and the European Challenge Cup and those competitions are important for us," he concluded.
