All Black Coach - Ian Foster
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@Higgins said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:
Looks like his Press Pass for free admittance to matches under the auspices of the NZRFU might be in jeopardy. Good on him though as he is echoing the thoughts of, well who knows how many but certainly mine anyway.
He (and others) may not prefer to see Foster in the job but he has no foundation to start calling it a sham.
If things could/should have been done differently then by all means criticise the process (if you actually have the facts and aren't guessing), but to declare that there is a cartel operating and no thought of anyone except Foster is unfounded.He is echo-ing the thoughts of many but that doesn't give those thoughts validity.
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Inclined to agree with these quotes from Ben Kay
**Foster is the establishment figure. He would provide continuity within the All Blacks set-up, but how closely tied is he to the previous regime? Can he evolve? How much do New Zealand need to start again?" Kay wrote.
All the Crusaders people love Scott Robertson but he does things slightly differently. He brands each season differently; one season it could be boxing; another season it could be NFL. One year he built his narrative around Melbourne Storm, the NRL team, and brought players in to speak to the squad. He is a very creative coach and would be more of a maverick appointment."**
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@taniwharugby What the fuck would he know?
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@antipodean said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:
@taniwharugby What the fuck would he know?
well, he seems like an expert on being average
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Take this bit for example.
"The squad Ferguson left behind at Old Trafford was nowhere near as strong as it had been and things began to spiral as successive managers tried and failed to rebuild the team. The same challenge awaits Hansen's successor. New Zealand are still a fine team but they are not as strong as they were four years ago."
No shit Sherlock, but which assistant coach was involved while they still managed a win percentage of ~85% ? You lose 700 caps of experience and the new guys are all more experienced now than they were in 2016.
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Kiwi coach Joe Schmidt has said he's unsure over whether or not he'll return to rugby, having vacated his long held Ireland post after this year's World Cup in Japan.However, promoting his new book Ordinary Joe, Schmidt hinted that his time as a rugby coach could now be done. "I'm not sure I'll ever go back to coaching," the Kiwi told the Daily Telegraph. "I just don't know. I want to give myself a bit of distance. I'm emotionally attached. I do take it home with me. "But it's not like coaching in football where you can potentially accumulate enough to retire permanently. I'll have to go back to work at some stage. I'm just not sure what that will look like." -
Gee, there's a book I'll be dashing out to buy...
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@mariner4life said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:
Gee, there's a book I'll be dashing out to buy...
Might be popular in Ireland (maybe, a bit, well a little, sort of).
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@Snowy said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:
@mariner4life said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:
Gee, there's a book I'll be dashing out to buy...
Might be popular in Ireland (maybe, a bit, well a little, sort of).
Audio version?
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Heard him interviewed on a Irish podcast, where he joined them to push his book release. Thought it was interesting that in his first teaching job (Palmy Boys, I think) he requested to coach the basketball team but the boss told him to take the rugby team... and he never looked back.
The first couple of chapters are autobiographical but from there after it is more of a diary.
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@mariner4life Coles Notes?
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The whole timeline of this process has seemed pretty long winded (given we have known for many months it was coming up) but by the same token, I expect many top jobs have a long process to find the best candidate.
That said, if the right candidate comes along early, you should still be able to change things to ensure you get the best person
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@taniwharugby said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:
The whole timeline of this process has seemed pretty long winded (given we have known for many months it was coming up) but by the same token, I expect many top jobs have a long process to find the best candidate.
That said, if the right candidate comes along early, you should still be able to change things to ensure you get the best person
It would seem JJ, among others, did not get the impression he had a strong chance. He's still young and will have another chance. Back to collecting the yen
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Hurricanes coach John Plumtree to be All Blacks' assistant coach under Ian Foster
The Hurricanes could be in the market for a new head coach going into the 2020 Super Rugby season, with current boss John Plumtree aligning himself with Ian Foster in the race to take charge of the the All Blacks', 1 NEWS understands.
With the search for the next All Blacks coach seemingly down to Steve Hansen's assistant Foster, and Crusaders coach Scott Robertson, any candidates applying for the job have been told by New Zealand Rugby to present themselves as an entire coaching unit.
It is understood that Plumtree has aligned himself with Foster's coaching team, and would conceivably take on the role of assistant - should Foster get the nod to step into the head coaching role.
Plumtree boasts an impressive CV from his coaching career, having helped the Hurricanes to their maiden Super Rugby title back in 2016 as assistant to Chris Boyd.
He then took over in the role of head coach last season, in which the Hurricanes finished second in the New Zealand conference, eliminated at the semi-final stage by eventual winners, the Crusaders,
1 NEWS also understands that current defence coach Scott McLeod will remain in the All Blacks' setup regardless of who takes over as head coach. That adds some intrigue to Plumtree's involvement, given defence has been his focus with the Hurricanes.
Sources tell 1 NEWS that the first interviews in front of New Zealand Rugby's appointment panel will take place early this week.
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@Tim I think it probably goes without saying Fozzie would have bought McLeod with him, but you have to assume Razor approached McLeod as well to see if he would be keen?
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@taniwharugby Disappointing that the ABs can't do better than him.
