All Blacks 2026

[Donsteppa]

For January in NZ, rugby is suddenly red hot.

[Bovidae]

It would be a ruthless (and expensive) move by Kirk and co.

[Chris]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:

It would be a ruthless (and expensive) move by Kirk and co.

Yep paying out 3 coaches for 2 years.
Maybe paying out other countries to get coaches very expensive.

[mariner4life]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:

It would be a ruthless (and expensive) move by Kirk and co.

however if the review laid out that it was a complete shitshow then this is the most high-performance move made by NZRU in a very long time,

[george33]

@mariner4life sounds like the who group will be moved on in the coming weeks

[Kirwan]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:

It would be a ruthless (and expensive) move by Kirk and co.

In other words, the ethos that used to synonymous with the All Blacks. Long overdue, and yes it also needs to be applied to the players performance.

[Bones]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2026:

winner gets head

deal!!

Beats eating a hat.

[canefan]

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks 2026:

For January in NZ, rugby is suddenly red hot.

For all the wrong reasons

[canefan]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:

It would be a ruthless (and expensive) boss move by Kirk and co.

[Nepia]

I can't wait until Thursday to have this all resolved. I want answers now.

[Donsteppa]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:

It would be a ruthless (and expensive) move by Kirk and co.

however if the review laid out that it was a complete shitshow then this is the most high-performance move made by NZRU in a very long time,

Yeah. A tour of South Africa with the current coaches in charge just feels like something to hide from watching. Whereas it should be all consuming.

Hopefully change is on the way

[MacDazzler]

This thread has gotten very interesting.

[Duluth]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:

Yep paying out 3 coaches for 2 years

It depends if they have meet all the standards required of them in their contracts. There's scenarios where payouts wouldn't be needed

[Jimmy Jimmy]

Does anyone know where JJ is right now ?
Wellington, hopefully.

[xman]

If Robertson is sacked, the pressure on the next coach will be enormous to get better results. If the next coach loses the South Africa tour, loses the Bledisloe, loses the Eden Park streak, then what does NZR do? Don’t just assume Jamie Joseph will be the saviour of the All Blacks. Coaching Japan where you’re not expected to win, versus coaching the All Blacks where you’re expected to win every game is different level of pressure.

[canefan]

@Nepia said in All Blacks 2026:

I can't wait until Thursday to have this all resolved. I want answers now.

[Chris]

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2026:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:

Yep paying out 3 coaches for 2 years

It depends if they have meet all the standards required of them in their contracts. There's scenarios where payouts wouldn't be needed

Not paying them out maybe very tricky for NZR.The meet all standards would have to be outlined in their contracts in great detail,
not always the case in NZ sporting contracts.

[Chris]

@xman said in All Blacks 2026:

If Robertson is sacked, the pressure on the next coach will be enormous to get better results. If the next coach loses the South Africa tour, loses the Bledisloe, loses the Eden Park streak, then what does NZR do? Don’t just assume Jamie Joseph will be the saviour of the All Blacks. Coaching Japan where you’re not expected to win, versus coaching the All Blacks where you’re expected to win every game is different level of pressure.

It will bring massive pressure in a very tough year ahead for a new coach.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Jimmy-Jimmy said in All Blacks 2026:

Does anyone know where JJ is right now ?
Wellington, hopefully.

as head coach of the Highlanders going to say hes doing preseason in dunedin

[george33]

@xman not sure if JJ is in the mix yet .
Other options available apparently.