All Blacks 2026
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
it was player led by Beauden and Ardie, and Kirk coming out and defending them specifically near guarantees that was the case.
This doesnt even make sense. Kirk was directly asked about Ardie and he responded. He didn't even name Beauden.
Didn’t say Sumo was right just put it up for people to see.
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Not to mention BB has probably benefited more than anyone from Razor being in charge, unless he thought he had played poorly and should have been dropped too?
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
Sumo on Sports nation
Inside scoop before any announcement was that it was player led by Beauden and Ardie, and Kirk coming out and defending them specifically near guarantees that was the case. They haven’t announced the new coach as yet, but Joseph is effectively the ONLY coach available, was seen in NZR prior to the announcement, with the Highlanders training disrupted as a result says they’re only waiting to do so to avoid the confirmation it was a hit job. Dame Patsy and RobINson’s atrocious mismanagement of the organisation is what’s played out here, and it’s all butt covering at Razors and the sides expense.
Stevenson believe him or not
I think this is were George got his info about no crusaders interviewed.
I though BB was team Razor?
Also, I tend not to believe Sumo, he once called me the C word on here.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
Sumo on Sports nation
Inside scoop before any announcement was that it was player led by Beauden and Ardie, and Kirk coming out and defending them specifically near guarantees that was the case. They haven’t announced the new coach as yet, but Joseph is effectively the ONLY coach available, was seen in NZR prior to the announcement, with the Highlanders training disrupted as a result says they’re only waiting to do so to avoid the confirmation it was a hit job. Dame Patsy and RobINson’s atrocious mismanagement of the organisation is what’s played out here, and it’s all butt covering at Razors and the sides expense.
Stevenson believe him or not
I think this is were George got his info about no crusaders interviewed.
I though BB was team Razor?
Also, I tend not to believe Sumo, he once called me the C word on here.
I was about to say Sumo is normally wrong but after your post mmmmmm
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
it was player led by Beauden and Ardie, and Kirk coming out and defending them specifically near guarantees that was the case.
This doesnt even make sense. Kirk was directly asked about Ardie and he responded. He didn't even name Beauden.
Didn’t say Sumo was right just put it up for people to see.
Not criticising you - thanks very much for sharing the info
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
it was player led by Beauden and Ardie, and Kirk coming out and defending them specifically near guarantees that was the case.
This doesnt even make sense. Kirk was directly asked about Ardie and he responded. He didn't even name Beauden.
Didn’t say Sumo was right just put it up for people to see.
Not criticising you - thanks very much for sharing the info
Just thought It might have been an interesting talking point
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2026:
Eddie Jones has waded in:
https://www.planetrugby.com/news/eddie-jones-offers-three-standout-theories-on-scott-robertsons-sacking-he-pays-the-price-for-new-zealand-rugbys-failings"Some things stand out to me. Firstly, we’ve spoken about the decline in New Zealand rugby since 2019, and their record against South Africa is less than 50 per cent,”
“There’s an ongoing trend in New Zealand rugby of which Scott Robertson is not in control of. He could have arrested it, but there’s probably a talent issue starting to arise in New Zealand, which they need to look at from a more holistic point of view. Sometimes the coach pays the price for that."
Makes a lot of sense AND Eddie explaining away his shit tenure with Japan
Both things can be true at the same time
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@mohikamo said in All Blacks 2026:
From a coaching perspective I see it as a great opportunity.
You'll be able to come in with quite a bit of carte blanche, have a fresh start, with your own mandate.
Robertson sort of had that opportunity too, still hard to believe how he f'd it all up.
Not like when Hansen, and even Foster took over; they were just trying to keep the show rolling along.All coaches think they can sort it, that's why they are coaches.
Even as Robertson was being nudged out the door he would been maintaining that he could sort out all the issues.
That's how they are.I see the Buffalo Bills just sacked their coach.
And they have a good team; one of the best records over recent seasons, but no SB.
Got a generational QB, that'll be a dream coaching job too.Robertson had too much carte blanche not enough support/structure
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
I was about to say Sumo is normally wrong but after your post mmmmmm
I thought from Nepia's POV the C word would be Cantabrian or Crusader?
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
I was about to say Sumo is normally wrong but after your post mmmmmm
I thought from Nepia's POV the C word would be Cantabrian or Crusader?
Probably worse for @Nepia
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These latest myths can't all be right. Have trouble believing no Crusaders wanted to be interviewed let alone weren't interviewed.
And don't think it can be totally preplanned unless Tony Brown is more cunning than a series of Black Adders. Something/s not adding up. -
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
I was about to say Sumo is normally wrong but after your post mmmmmm
I thought from Nepia's POV the C word would be Cantabrian or Crusader?
C word for Hawkes seems to be Charlie.
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probably talking about two different things
Anthony doing the review would surely have talked to (nearly) everyone
then he would have handed his findings on to the others
and Kirk and Kev would have chatted a few of the "malcontents"
they probably already knew what they were guna do at this pointwaste of time talking to the cantabs, hard to imagine any of them saying anything overly negative or objective about Razor, so why bother chatting them
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agree
the player power element to the dismissal is over-rated
and it wasn't the results either, win/loss was ok
it was what was actually happening at game time, on the field, that caused them to act
the off-field stuff maybe just confirmed their decision
