All Blacks 2026
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
Barnes
Stuart popped into my head... which then made me think maybe it's no coincidence the walrus quit his newspaper this week. He's moving into coaching...
Hahaha I would really like to see a Jones / Barnes coaching team for the ABs would be epic.
I've literally just opened my emails and thankfully it's not true.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
Barnes
Stuart popped into my head... which then made me think maybe it's no coincidence the walrus quit his newspaper this week. He's moving into coaching...
Hahaha I would really like to see a Jones / Barnes coaching team for the ABs would be epic.
I've literally just opened my emails and thankfully it's not true.
Bugger I was getting pumped up for it.
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fuck yeah, even if it's all bullshit it filled in a boring tuesday.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:
fuck yeah, even if it's all bullshit it filled in a boring tuesday.
It's not bullshit, he really is a property surveyor.
Geez.
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Family who live in the Sumner have heard the same rumours about Ardie.
They’ve also told me they haven’t seen Razor in Sumner at all, usually frequents the same cafe. May mean absolutely nothing of course.
Sheesh, this thread has gone wild.
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if surf Jesus does fall off his board and takes his incompetent assistants with him, I'd like to see an honest review into why the Crusaders were successful with the same staff.
I've long suspected many players etc have come through NZ rugby's preeminent high performance unit and by virtue of that association have been made to look better than they were and subsequently elevated to positions well above their level.of competency.
And the sneaking position behind all of this is it was largely the great All Blacks who created that environment.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:
if surf Jesus does fall off his board and takes his incompetent assistants with him, I'd like to see an honest review into why the Crusaders were successful with the same staff.
I've long suspected many players etc have come through NZ rugby's preeminent high performance unit and by virtue of that association have been made to look better than they were and subsequently elevated to positions well above their level.of competency.
And the sneaking position behind all of this is it was largely the great All Blacks who created that environment.
Problem with that is many underperforming ABs have not come through that high performance unit.
just as many that have,have not, there is more Chiefs in that squad than any other SR Team. -
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:
if surf Jesus does fall off his board and takes his incompetent assistants with him, I'd like to see an honest review into why the Crusaders were successful with the same staff.
I've long suspected many players etc have come through NZ rugby's preeminent high performance unit and by virtue of that association have been made to look better than they were and subsequently elevated to positions well above their level.of competency.
And the sneaking position behind all of this is it was largely the great All Blacks who created that environment.
Problem with that is many underperforming ABs have not come through that high performance unit.
just as many that have,have not, there is more Chiefs in that squad than any other SR Team.The Chiefs haven't been winning SR ad nauseum. Nor their coaching staff all elevated to the national team.
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@antipodean Definitely way too many Chiefs players in the ABs though. Parker, Jacobson, Sititi, Carter, ALB, Ratima ...
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My dilemma is i cant see NZR firing the lot, while equally cant see the current coaches walk.
Of all of them i still think Ryan has alot to offer, and have wondered if this coaching team just isnt gelling or some seriously.mixed messages given the improvements our pack made when Ryan came in with Fozzie and Schmidt, while largely the same pack has regressed under Ryan since Razor has been at the helm...adds fuel to the fire of a poor environment.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:
if surf Jesus does fall off his board and takes his incompetent assistants with him, I'd like to see an honest review into why the Crusaders were successful with the same staff.
I've long suspected many players etc have come through NZ rugby's preeminent high performance unit and by virtue of that association have been made to look better than they were and subsequently elevated to positions well above their level.of competency.
And the sneaking position behind all of this is it was largely the great All Blacks who created that environment.
Problem with that is many underperforming ABs have not come through that high performance unit.
just as many that have,have not, there is more Chiefs in that squad than any other SR Team.The Chiefs haven't been winning SR ad nauseum. Nor their coaching staff all elevated to the national team.
No they haven’t but they have the most players I see a problem there as well.
And a lot under perform so not just a problem from one high performance unit
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If Savea says he doesn’t want to play for coaches he doesn’t like, then he shouldn’t be picked in the squad. He’s not bigger than the All Blacks. No one is greater than the team. Utterly ridiculous to have players telling who should and should not be coach of the national rugby team. Next Savea will demand a coach with a Samoan background be the head coach. You already see religion brought in with him. Next it will be political messages. You play whoever is the coach. NZR should make that very clear to the players. Savea thinks he owns the All Blacks.
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@xman said in All Blacks 2026:
If Savea says he doesn’t want to play for coaches he doesn’t like, then he shouldn’t be picked in the squad. He’s not bigger than the All Blacks. No one is greater than the team. Utterly ridiculous to have players telling who should and should not be coach of the national rugby team. Next Savea will demand a coach with a Samoan background be the head coach. You already see religion brought in with him. Next it will be political messages. You play whoever is the coach. NZR should make that very clear to the players. Savea thinks he owns the All Blacks.
I haven't seen these posts, but is that what's happening? Or is it just Savea saying yeah nah not for me thanks?
In which case, what's the problem? Seems like a very good decision to me. He certainly wouldn't be the first, in fact there's a very recent and prominent example.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:
if surf Jesus does fall off his board and takes his incompetent assistants with him, I'd like to see an honest review into why the Crusaders were successful with the same staff.
I've long suspected many players etc have come through NZ rugby's preeminent high performance unit and by virtue of that association have been made to look better than they were and subsequently elevated to positions well above their level.of competency.
And the sneaking position behind all of this is it was largely the great All Blacks who created that environment.
Problem with that is many underperforming ABs have not come through that high performance unit.
just as many that have,have not, there is more Chiefs in that squad than any other SR Team.The Chiefs haven't been winning SR ad nauseum. Nor their coaching staff all elevated to the national team.
No they haven’t but they have the most players I see a problem there as well.
And a lot under perform so not just a problem from one high performance unit
To me a problem with selection and coaching.Sure, not that it has much relevance to my point; I want to know what it is about the Crusaders that makes them successful.
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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.
I can’t speak for the ardie not wanting to play under the AB coaching group. But I can tell you what I posted is true. I agree, it makes no sense
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2026:
@xman said in All Blacks 2026:
If Savea says he doesn’t want to play for coaches he doesn’t like, then he shouldn’t be picked in the squad. He’s not bigger than the All Blacks. No one is greater than the team. Utterly ridiculous to have players telling who should and should not be coach of the national rugby team. Next Savea will demand a coach with a Samoan background be the head coach. You already see religion brought in with him. Next it will be political messages. You play whoever is the coach. NZR should make that very clear to the players. Savea thinks he owns the All Blacks.
I haven't seen these posts, but is that what's happening? Or is it just Savea saying yeah nah not for me thanks?
In which case, what's the problem? Seems like a very good decision to me. He certainly wouldn't be the first, in fact there's a very recent and prominent example.
I'm not sure if the rumours are true re Ardie with the ABs but I remember his reasoning for leaving the Canes was pretty poor in my view. He was butthurt that his brother got the flick when he clearly wasn't performing to a high standard, Ardie took it personally and decided to move on and the rest is history.
Maybe he's having similar issues with the ABs and his way of dealing with it is saying sayonara and hello to a fulltime contract in Japan. If true, he should never have been AB captain because that will come across as piss weak.
