All Blacks 2026
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@junior I tend to agree. While I can see a scenario where Reiko, Dalts, ALB and a few other players who haven’t got a look in under Razor kick up a stink, I think Savea’s name being thrown around as the ringleader is telling - and it shifts this from ‘I’m upset at not getting picked’, to ‘he’s lost the room’.
I can’t imagine a scenario where he does that alone, or without at least a few other senior players who are also getting game time support him. In fact Beaudy may be running trainings because Razor has lost the room, and Beaudy is trying to put the team first.
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@handa457 said in All Blacks 2026:
@junior I tend to agree. While I can see a scenario where Reiko, Dalts, ALB and a few other players who haven’t got a look in under Razor kick up a stink, I think Savea’s name being thrown around as the ringleader is telling - and it shifts this from ‘I’m upset at not getting picked’, to ‘he’s lost the room’.
I can’t imagine a scenario where he does that alone, or without at least a few other senior players who are also getting game time support him. In fact Beaudy may be running trainings because Razor has lost the room, and Beaudy is trying to put the team first.
I haven't seen anything to suggest that Savea is the ringleader of anything other than @xman's speculative post about a split between the Crusaders (plus BB and JB) and the rest of the team lead by Ardie. The only other thing in the thread about Savea is @george33's post that Savea won't play again for this coaching group - no mention of any other players being involved in that all.
I am no fan of Savea, and I want him gone (at least from the staring XV), but to suggest that he's forcing NZR and his teammates into a "me or Razor" situation is just wild speculation based on nothing at this stage.
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@His-Bobness said in All Blacks 2026:
Did the board find fault with his report? Anthony worked with Robertson at the Crusaders.
Sounds like a conflict of interest to me.
Knowing David Kirk, he’s not one to linger in ripping off the plaster if it needs to be done.
Good medical reference!
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@george33 said in All Blacks 2026:
My source came back and said coaches will be told this but no official announcement until new coaches are signed on he's hearing Joseph and Brown .That's all he's hearing. How it plays out have to wait and see.
The coaches will be told what?
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@junior
told they are goooorn
yeah feels like they are trying to get the alternates lined up.
Joseph/brown would be my most favoured option right now if they are going for a full clear out
Heaps of OE
Joseph definitely not a huggy.brown and razor will cost them; but maybe not the rest so much.
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I hope the rumours are true.
The final straw for me was the end of year tour when they didn't pick a single new player in the squad.
Reece, Leinert-Brown, Christie, Jacobson and others were a complete waste of time. The public would a accept the losses if you were picking and developing young guys.
I've posted on here before (usually some dickhead calls me out about not posting my source) that it's pretty common knowledge that Razor has no interest in building depth past the next world cup.
He’s all about his own legacy and wants to win the world cup with NZ and then go and win it with England or
someone else. Becoming the first coach to win it with 2 different countries.He's obviously got some metric where you need "x number of experienced test players do it"
The problem with that is that those players should actually deserve their place, not just be there because experience.
I would have picked Pledger, Tangitau and Lucas Casey in the squad... all look like future greats to me.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2026:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:
A bad culture, players thinking they are bigger than the team… only one person for the job.
IT’S HAMMER TIME!
Actually Nonu might make a useful assistant coach, what is he doing?
Still playing for Toulon.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2026:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2026:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:
A bad culture, players thinking they are bigger than the team… only one person for the job.
IT’S HAMMER TIME!
Actually Nonu might make a useful assistant coach, what is he doing?
More than Piri.
Doing choice Manus off the pier in Eastbourne takes up a lot of time.
Poor old Razor, under the pump like this and we’re only half way through January. What a difference a couple of years makes……where are all his gushy, matey docos now ?
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@mohikamo said in All Blacks 2026:
@junior
told they are goooorn
yeah feels like they are trying to get the alternates lined up.
Joseph/brown would be my most favoured option right now if they are going for a full clear out
Heaps of OE
Joseph definitely not a huggy.brown and razor will cost them; but maybe not the rest so much.
I find JJ somewhat hard to judge, as experience seems to me to have been more in taking lesser teams to play above themselves, rather than maintaining excellence and consistency. Nevertheless he speaks plainly and well, and makes sense when he talks - which is a big improvement in itself.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2026:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:
A bad culture, players thinking they are bigger than the team… only one person for the job.
IT’S HAMMER TIME!
Actually Nonu might make a useful assistant coach, what is he doing?
Coach? Pffft...get him back in the 12 jersey.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2026:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:
A bad culture, players thinking they are bigger than the team… only one person for the job.
IT’S HAMMER TIME!
Actually Nonu might make a useful assistant coach, what is he doing?
Coach? Pffft...get him back in the 12 jersey.
Given he appears to have freakish longevity, an incredible legacy and some underwhelming alternatives I fully support this
Jordie can go to fullback or join the rest of his brothers out to pasture.
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@His-Bobness said in All Blacks 2026:
But the real reason to clear out the coaches are the multiplying signs of real dysfunction in the coaching and management and selection set-up.
I hate it when people make my point better than I do ...
Considered writing for a living Bob?
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Some fuel from a week or so ago adding to the Ardie isn't getting on with the coaches narrative.
@chchfanatic said in All Blacks 2026:
@Bones haha love your work.
I think Razor was always up against it , no matter how well he did. The nth island journos hammer him on everything. Which is par for the course and something I’m sure he expected.
I believe (don’t know) that he never got the coaching group he wanted at the start. He put forward the group that NZ rugby would want to see , to win the job. If you know what I’m trying to say. I think we may see ROG or Andrew Goodman at some stage.
I think he thought his theming and culture from the crusaders would work and it hasn’t. From what I’ve heard Ardie has been quite hard to deal with.
Did the All Blacks actually have that bad a year.?
Yes the loss to Pumas was embarrassing and shouldn’t happen , but they also beat Aussie and were very close against SA
SA are an absolute beast at the moment, potentially one of the greatest teams ever. We beat them in Auckland and got destroyed the week after.
Everyone forgets we were missing some of our stars for the EOYT and Jordie got injured as well. Cant imagine losing Holland just before kickoff helped either. A terrible Codie Taylor YC changed all momentum in that game.I personally don’t care about rugby like I used to. Whatever it is , the product is not what it used to be. I thought Super and NPC were great last year. Always good when your teams win the championships though.
But international rugby is so over officiated. I used to get up and watch the games live. Now I just watch recorded when i wake up.
Whatever the warriors and NRL have done is working. But rugby people will never accept that.
These are just my thoughts and I’m slightly hungover so not my best work. Happy new year to everyone on here. Let’s hope Razor has a better year. -
Just going back a few hundred posts am not sure we ever sorted out who the hell Sam Casey is.
I understand he is some sort of journalist. Who does he work for? Where were his rumours shared? Is it on line? Is there a link?
@george33 or anyone else any assistance would be appreciated.
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Radio producer (Sport Nation) who is fairly tight with some current players - however his mail has not always been bang on
