All Blacks 2026
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The important bit is they're well positioned to turn this around now they've got a guy in who is a specialist in team culture. Hopefully the coaches give him the space and authority to work his magic.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
The rumours are getting more unbelivable every day.
Ardie will back in black in 2026 I have no doubt.He has free reign in the ABs to do what he likes.Hitting rucks, mauls, tackling etc is for other chumps. As long as he's free to run the ball he'll have lots of good content for his socials in 26......
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@george33 said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris you would think so but must admit I'm not sure anymore
George if you put everything together that has been posted on this page and put it all together you would be confused,But when you really look at it all you can see a lot is just not true.
I think you may find these players who will not play for the ABs again is not by their choice, I believe a clean out of players is going to happen. -
assuming its true....really just for the purposes of a chat
im conflicted.....i didn't want them to drag things out like they did with fozzie...but also....getting rid of razor and keeping all the players that have been there through these poor performances and possibly seeding the toxic environment is also not good
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2026:
assuming its true....really just for the purposes of a chat
im conflicted.....i didn't want the to drag things out like they did with fozzie...but also....getting rid of razor and keeping all the players that have been there through these poor performances and possibly seeding the toxic environment is also not good
Yeah I feel the same way if coaches go players should go as well.
Start again, tough gig for someone to take over probably the toughest test schedule this year than for many years.
A new coach has a couple of weeks after SR to take on that tour to SA.
After this year a new coach might be under massive pressure also.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:
these "leaks" make no sense
The guy that, from the outside anyway, looks to be at the heart of our struggles when we have the ball, is not only locked in the jersey, he's actively running the team?
A guy who plays every minute of every test with what appears no accountability for any of the weaknesses in his game won't play for them any more?I am many confused.
Maybe leaking weird things to see how fast they make it onto the Fern as a bit of sport…
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2026:
assuming its true....really just for the purposes of a chat
im conflicted.....i didn't want them to drag things out like they did with fozzie...but also....getting rid of razor and keeping all the players that have been there through these poor performances and possibly seeding the toxic environment is also not good
i was about to post "I will absolutely crack up if they sack the coaches and then the same players get picked in July anyway"
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2026:
assuming its true....really just for the purposes of a chat
im conflicted.....i didn't want them to drag things out like they did with fozzie...but also....getting rid of razor and keeping all the players that have been there through these poor performances and possibly seeding the toxic environment is also not good
i was about to post "I will absolutely crack up if they sack the coaches and then the same players get picked in July anyway"
If they win, and play well, we'll know what the problem was.
But I think it's clear that there is a good 20% surfing in on the back of the provincial cabal currently in charge.
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I also wonder how anyone is even coming up with all the stories? Someone sitting back and having a laugh.
We got so far, BB is running the trainings, Ardie and 4 are walking away from team, Razor is walking away from team, Ardie etc are actually all getting dropped.
And then they drop all the players if the coaching group changes? It's getting fun to actually see what's next. -
@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2026:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2026:
assuming its true....really just for the purposes of a chat
im conflicted.....i didn't want them to drag things out like they did with fozzie...but also....getting rid of razor and keeping all the players that have been there through these poor performances and possibly seeding the toxic environment is also not good
i was about to post "I will absolutely crack up if they sack the coaches and then the same players get picked in July anyway"
If they win, and play well, we'll know what the problem was.
But I think it's clear that there is a good 20% surfing in on the back of the provincial cabal currently in charge.
if it was me?
The skipper moves to a squaddie spot
I am looking at 3 new starting loose forwards, Ardie to the bench.
BB to the paddock, DMac promoted and the most promising young 10 to the bench.
I am looking very hard at both midfield spots, definitely a new (or even returned) centre.
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2026:
I also wonder how anyone is even coming up with all the stories? Someone sitting back and having a laugh.
We got so far, BB is running the trainings, Ardie and 4 are walking away from team, Razor is walking away from team, Ardie etc are actually all getting dropped.
And then they drop all the players if the coaching group changes? It's getting fun to actually see what's next.It's of huge interest as I've alluded to in previous posts because NZR do not have any good options right now. They absolutely need more international experience in this coaching group, but they don't have any suitable candidates that will work under Razor. I have suspected that they might just go the simplest route and ditch Razor and his team, and build a new team around JJ which may include some coaches joining the fray a bit down the track once their current contacts are up etc.
What all of these rumors point to is that there has been nobody really in charge of the ABs since Razor took over. You just can't imagine any of this type of shit happening under Henry's watch.
Just like his playing days, Razor has been found out a test level.
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This thread has certainly escalated quickly over the last 12 hours.
