All Blacks 2026
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@MN5 said in All Blacks 2026:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2026:
@Kiwidom said in All Blacks 2026:
John " we are all on a journey". Mitchell ? No thanks
Wouldn't mind a Schmidt/ Rennie duo as coaches for now
Joseph and Brown to then takeover from 2028I hate him forever for ending Christian Cullen's All Blacks career.
But his best work with the ABs was excellent (record away wins in South Africa and Australia) and he's coached the England women to long undefeated run.
That Cullen debacle was such a stain on an otherwise good coaching stint. It's not his fault they disallowed Mils's try.
Plus he was a weird guy who was tough to relate to.
He has given us Daryl Mitchell though !
Comfortably his best contribution to NZ sport.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2026:
Mitch could be good with the right people around him and have an interpreter from him to the players and him and the media...
You don't let Myxomatosis back in the burrow. Only way is as an assistant, and he never gets to talk to the players without a minder
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Mitchell got dumped from the Lions via player complaint if I recall correctly. Maybe that's a bit close to home...
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@JA said in All Blacks 2026:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2026:
@Kiwidom said in All Blacks 2026:
John " we are all on a journey". Mitchell ? No thanks
Wouldn't mind a Schmidt/ Rennie duo as coaches for now
Joseph and Brown to then takeover from 2028I hate him forever for ending Christian Cullen's All Blacks career.
My memory is hazy but wasn't CC kind of average after his knee (?) injury? I remember when he went to Munster or one of the Irish clubs thinking it wasn't a massive loss.
Sacrilege as is he still is one my favourite players ever.
don't start this again, they won't budge. The narrative is Mitch sacked 1996 CC
Mitch is quite clearly a very good coach, who has a very definite shelf life with every team he takes charge of. Like Razor, he seems like a lovely guy when you meet him, but some part of his method obviously gets old.
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@Kiwidom said in All Blacks 2026:
John " we are all on a journey". Mitchell ? No thanks
Wouldn't mind a Schmidt/ Rennie duo as coaches for now
Joseph and Brown to then takeover from 2028As I understand it Dave and Joe have not worked together but the former advised the later on the Wallabies when replaced so that was nice of him. They could make a decent complementary coaching team. It makes me wonder if NZR want something similar to the Wise Men situation rather than a single HC...
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