Skip to content
  • Categories
Collapse

The Silver Fern

  • Tipping
  • Team Sheets
  • Highlights
  • Results
    • All Blacks

      Search every All Blacks Test. Filter results by year, opposition, location, venue, city and RWC stage

    • Super Rugby

      Search every Super Rugby since match 1996

    • NPC

      Search NPC results. Only first division matches from 1976-2005. All results from the 14 team competition (2006-present) are included

All Black Coach - Ian Foster

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Sports Talk
allblacks
1.2k Posts 93 Posters 112.1k Views 2 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • sparkyS Offline
    sparkyS Offline
    sparky
    wrote on last edited by
    #58

    Whoever it is their first objective should be to transform the All Black pack into the most fearsome set of Forwards in World Rugby.

    Billy WebbB 1 Reply Last reply
    2
    • sparkyS sparky

      Whoever it is their first objective should be to transform the All Black pack into the most fearsome set of Forwards in World Rugby.

      Billy WebbB Offline
      Billy WebbB Offline
      Billy Webb
      wrote on last edited by
      #59

      @sparky gym bunnies?

      Can't remember which TSF poster made that comment about the Boks... 😉

      J boobooB 2 Replies Last reply
      3
      • Billy WebbB Billy Webb

        @sparky gym bunnies?

        Can't remember which TSF poster made that comment about the Boks... 😉

        J Offline
        J Offline
        junior
        wrote on last edited by
        #60

        @Billy-Webb said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

        @sparky gym bunnies?

        Can't remember which TSF poster made that comment about the Boks... 😉

        There’s probably a middle ground between the Boks and the ABs forward packs - it would probably look something like the English pack.

        Billy WebbB 1 Reply Last reply
        2
        • J junior

          @Billy-Webb said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

          @sparky gym bunnies?

          Can't remember which TSF poster made that comment about the Boks... 😉

          There’s probably a middle ground between the Boks and the ABs forward packs - it would probably look something like the English pack.

          Billy WebbB Offline
          Billy WebbB Offline
          Billy Webb
          wrote on last edited by Billy Webb
          #61

          @junior said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

          @Billy-Webb said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

          @sparky gym bunnies?

          Can't remember which TSF poster made that comment about the Boks... 😉

          There’s probably a middle ground between the Boks and the ABs forward packs - it would probably look something like the English pack.

          My comment was tongue-in-cheek.
          The Welsh pack was actually heavier than the Boks. 915kg v 900kg.
          I can't swear to it, but I seem to think the AB pack also outweighs us.

          What works for us is the mongrel. It's why RG Snyman will have a much longer Bok career than Mostert.
          But that is our DNA.
          You have to find what works for you.

          EDIT: and to a large degree I think you have. And for a long time. Don't baby-and-bathwater after one loss 😉

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • canefanC Offline
            canefanC Offline
            canefan
            wrote on last edited by
            #62

            Stuff says new coach will be chosen before Christmas. Gatland ruled out due to his Lions commitments

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • F Offline
              F Offline
              Frank
              wrote on last edited by
              #63
              This post is deleted!
              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • F Offline
                F Offline
                Frank
                wrote on last edited by Frank
                #64

                I've looked at the Wikipedia pages for Jamie Joseph and Scott Robertson. Robertson has had the Midas touch but seems inexperienced in comparison to Joseph and he has had the luxury of coaching the best players.

                Joseph has some good victories but a lot of failure too.

                He is known for his famous victory over the Hurricanes in the final but in many years the Highlanders were shit. I also think his results in the RWC must be kept in perspective. It was a great effort but Japan narrowly beat a shit Irish team and middling Scottish team with home ground advantage.

                No idea who would be better.

                rotatedR 1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • D Offline
                  D Offline
                  DMX
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #65

                  Razor for mine. An unprecedented record of success getting the best out of good players which is what you have to do as AB coach.

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  1
                  • F Frank

                    I've looked at the Wikipedia pages for Jamie Joseph and Scott Robertson. Robertson has had the Midas touch but seems inexperienced in comparison to Joseph and he has had the luxury of coaching the best players.

                    Joseph has some good victories but a lot of failure too.

                    He is known for his famous victory over the Hurricanes in the final but in many years the Highlanders were shit. I also think his results in the RWC must be kept in perspective. It was a great effort but Japan narrowly beat a shit Irish team and middling Scottish team with home ground advantage.

                    No idea who would be better.

                    rotatedR Offline
                    rotatedR Offline
                    rotated
                    wrote on last edited by rotated
                    #66

                    @Frank said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

                    Joseph has some good victories but a lot of failure too.

                    You say that like it's a bad thing.

                    For many that is the major knock on Razor - every coach in every sport in the world will fail at some stage and would much rather see him do it on another RFU's dime and watch and see how he responds.

                    Smith, Hansen and Henry were a success from 2004 onwards in large part because of their very public collective failures in the early 2000s.

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    5
                    • taniwharugbyT Offline
                      taniwharugbyT Offline
                      taniwharugby
                      wrote on last edited by taniwharugby
                      #67

                      the ideal coaching team would be JJ, Razor & TB...who cares which is the head coach.

                      What was Scott McLeods contract? WIl he be collateral damage? Has Fox ever expressed any interest?

                      Can anyone convince Wayne SMith to come back?

                      NepiaN 1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • TimT Tim

                        Next AB coach?

                        allblackfan2A Offline
                        allblackfan2A Offline
                        allblackfan2
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #68

                        @Tim Eddie Jones - we need an evil mastermind as well as a tough, intelligent and fast team. Coaching is one aspect of the job. Eddie should be wearing a monocle and twirling a moustache!

                        M 1 Reply Last reply
                        1
                        • allblackfan2A allblackfan2

                          @Tim Eddie Jones - we need an evil mastermind as well as a tough, intelligent and fast team. Coaching is one aspect of the job. Eddie should be wearing a monocle and twirling a moustache!

                          M Offline
                          M Offline
                          Machpants
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #69

                          @allblackfan2 if you can't beat 'em, hire'em

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          1
                          • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

                            the ideal coaching team would be JJ, Razor & TB...who cares which is the head coach.

                            What was Scott McLeods contract? WIl he be collateral damage? Has Fox ever expressed any interest?

                            Can anyone convince Wayne SMith to come back?

                            NepiaN Online
                            NepiaN Online
                            Nepia
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #70

                            @taniwharugby said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

                            Can anyone convince Wayne SMith to come back?

                            Rennie might be able to - he did it once before.

                            @DMX said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

                            Razor for mine. An unprecedented record of success getting the best out of good players which is what you have to do as AB coach.

                            Surely Rennie would be in the running under this criteria as he has the above at U20s (3 years winning that comp which everyone didn't give enough credit for until we started losing) and has built decent teams in to champs (Chiefs/Wellington) and below average teams (The Poo) into competitive sides.

                            So the conclusion from this post is Rennie and Smith back together with Tom Coventry and Razor for the celebratory breakdance.

                            canefanC 1 Reply Last reply
                            3
                            • NepiaN Nepia

                              @taniwharugby said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

                              Can anyone convince Wayne SMith to come back?

                              Rennie might be able to - he did it once before.

                              @DMX said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

                              Razor for mine. An unprecedented record of success getting the best out of good players which is what you have to do as AB coach.

                              Surely Rennie would be in the running under this criteria as he has the above at U20s (3 years winning that comp which everyone didn't give enough credit for until we started losing) and has built decent teams in to champs (Chiefs/Wellington) and below average teams (The Poo) into competitive sides.

                              So the conclusion from this post is Rennie and Smith back together with Tom Coventry and Razor for the celebratory breakdance.

                              canefanC Offline
                              canefanC Offline
                              canefan
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #71

                              @Nepia where is Wayne Smith?

                              NepiaN 1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • canefanC canefan

                                @Nepia where is Wayne Smith?

                                NepiaN Online
                                NepiaN Online
                                Nepia
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #72

                                @canefan said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

                                @Nepia where is Wayne Smith?

                                No idea, I'm not his manager. 😉

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • BovidaeB Offline
                                  BovidaeB Offline
                                  Bovidae
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #73

                                  AFAIK Smith divides his time between Kobe and Cambridge.

                                  taniwharugbyT 1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • BovidaeB Bovidae

                                    AFAIK Smith divides his time between Kobe and Cambridge.

                                    taniwharugbyT Offline
                                    taniwharugbyT Offline
                                    taniwharugby
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #74

                                    @Bovidae they should offer him a farm or Hamilton or something to get him back!!

                                    NepiaN BovidaeB 2 Replies Last reply
                                    1
                                    • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

                                      @Bovidae they should offer him a farm or Hamilton or something to get him back!!

                                      NepiaN Online
                                      NepiaN Online
                                      Nepia
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #75

                                      @taniwharugby said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

                                      @Bovidae they should offer him a farm or Hamilton or something to get him back!!

                                      They probably still have the one they bought for Carl Hayman lying around.

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      2
                                      • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

                                        Great to see so many people voting for Krusty - Kiwi sense of humour rising to the loss.

                                        NTAN Offline
                                        NTAN Offline
                                        NTA
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #76

                                        @Victor-Meldrew said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

                                        Great to see so many people voting for Krusty - Kiwi sense of humour rising to the loss.

                                        I'm not a kiwi.
                                        And I'm not trying to make a joke.

                                        broughieB 1 Reply Last reply
                                        4
                                        • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

                                          @Bovidae they should offer him a farm or Hamilton or something to get him back!!

                                          BovidaeB Offline
                                          BovidaeB Offline
                                          Bovidae
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #77

                                          @taniwharugby Cambridge is a bloody expensive place to buy a house so he'll be doing just fine. 🙂

                                          Smith is the director of rugby with the Kobe Kobelco Steelers but probably spends more time travelling around NZ enjoying life.

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          1
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Search
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Search