Breaking the Western Force's 20-year finals drought is among the unfinished business items coach Simon Cron plans to complete after being backed in to lead the success-starved club for at least another season.
The guaranteed part of Cron's current deal was due to expire at the end of this Super Rugby Pacific season, with the 10th-placed Force (4-7) needing to win their final three games to have any chance of reaching the finals.
