Blues 2024
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Vern Cotter set to replace Leon MacDonald as new Blues coach
1News understands the Blues are about to confirm Vern Cotter as their new head coach, replacing All Blacks-bound Leon MacDonald.
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It's understood the Blues and other teams are also chasing former Hurricanes captain Jason O'Halloran for their staffs.That fits with that article posted earlier. He has history with Cotter so hopefully we get him too
I wonder what this means for the current Blues assistants?
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nzherald has a paywalled article about Cotter
- Contract not signed yet, expected to sign a two year deal soon
- He would take over next month before having a break to assist Romania at RWC
- Coventry unlikely to be renewed
- Schmidt may be involved
- Akira has signed with the Blues for two more years
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@Duluth I've long been a fan of O'Halloran, be great to see him back coaching in NZ.
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@taniwharugby said in Blues 2024:
@Duluth I've long been a fan of O'Halloran, be great to see him back coaching in NZ.
Esp for the team he played for and likely supports (the Canes)
Canes won with Boyd and plumtree. It doesn't always work out but Henry with the Blues, Boyd with the Canes, Joseph with the highlanders and all the crusaders winner's. I know the chiefs had a Canes outsider (who the canes didn't want) but in general I prefer canes region coaches or ex players coaching the Canes. And it seems to work out better.
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1News understands the Blues are about to confirm Vern Cotter as their new head coach, replacing All Blacks-bound Leon MacDonald.
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I think it's a good time to move on from Coventry.
He's a good coach who has done a good job but I think it's time for a new voice which naturally happens - it's been 5 years or so.
Blues forwards got destroyed in some big games in the last couple of years so it will be interesting to see what Cotter can do with the pack.
Similarly with the attack Blues could really use a fresh approach.
The challenge for Cotter will be where does the leadership come from - for all the great work Leon did with the culture when push came to shove there was a lack of direction/resolve etc especially in the years without Romano (Leon even admitted Romano being a gigantic loss in that sense).
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