All Blacks 2026
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:
All Blacks v Ireland, Saturday, 18 July, Eden Park, Auckland, kick off TBC.
This game could end up being an afternoon kickoff. The Warriors have a home game at 7:30 pm that night.
If the Warriors are worried about their gate they can change.
You really think All Blacks v Ireland is going to be affected by a Club game?
(Not that I'd object to an afternoon kickoff off.)
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2026:
Have been told that Nick Evans is the new assistant.
Reliable source so don’t think they are pulling my leg. Unsure when to expect an announcement but that’s about the only oil I’ve been able to provide
What role? Will he have much influence?
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2026:
Have been told that Nick Evans is the new assistant.
Reliable source so don’t think they are pulling my leg. Unsure when to expect an announcement but that’s about the only oil I’ve been able to provide
What role? Will he have much influence?
Unsure but replacement for Holland is all I was told
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2026:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2026:
Have been told that Nick Evans is the new assistant.
Reliable source so don’t think they are pulling my leg. Unsure when to expect an announcement but that’s about the only oil I’ve been able to provide
What role? Will he have much influence?
Unsure but replacement for Holland is all I was told
That makes sense, he runs attack for Quins and did for England I think.
Would be good to get a better defensive mind / coach in there as well.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:
The articles I read said that Holland's role changed, and was then reduced, so Evans won't want to be another bit-part coach.
No point in hiring someone with an international reputation stronger than the other assistants if they don’t get the keys to the car.
Will they sideline David Brent is the question?
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I've accepted Razor won't be going anywhere but if Scott Hansen is moved on that'll be very good heading into 2026.
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Well lets hope if it is Evans, he is given the appropriate level due for the role, certainly speaks well and comes across with great analysis of the game, hopefully this transfers to the park if given the role...his own experience with AFL and being able to kick certainly should be a good additon too.
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It would be interesting to get some inside oil on Evans opinion on the current and potential 10s. I've enjoyed what I've read of his comments, unsure on what his social skills and emotional intelligence are like.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2026:
It would be interesting to get some inside oil on Evans opinion on the current and potential 10s. I've enjoyed what I've read of his comments, unsure on what his social skills and emotional intelligence are like.
Always seemed like a relatively astute guy
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I wonder how many at NZR are singing under their breath "If I can't have Tony Brown, I don't want nobody, baby"...
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2026:
Have been told that Nick Evans is the new assistant.
Reliable source so don’t think they are pulling my leg. Unsure when to expect an announcement but that’s about the only oil I’ve been able to provide
That would be great. Especially if he's the assistant to Razor, not Hansen.
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One thing I recall from the way Evan’s used to play is that passing was most often his first option and he would pass immediately. He was quick (like Barrett used to be all those years ago) but he’d set himself up for a run once the opposition became used to him always passing without even looking like he was going to run the ball. He could obviously kick more than twenty metres too. It’d be ideal if he could introduce these concepts to the current players, with their run it every time style.
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2026:
Have been told that Nick Evans is the new assistant.
Reliable source so don’t think they are pulling my leg. Unsure when to expect an announcement but that’s about the only oil I’ve been able to provide
a coaching team that's had 2 Jasons, 2 Scott's & now 2 Evans.
we just need a 3rd Taimaiti, we're down to only 1 Holland, but still at 3 Scott's including the captain.
