All Black Coach - Ian Foster

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[Tim]

@Chris-B Perhaps they are interviewing teams of coaches - hence the 26.

[Billy Tell]

I'd be pretty sure expat coaches like Cotter, Haig, Crowley, maybe Penney etc are in that list of 26. But at 26 names, you start to wonder if Hammett and Gibson are there too!

[Chris B.]

I'd think anyone who's coached Super rugby in recent times - as well as various international coaches....

Ian Foster
Warren Gatland
Joe Schmidt
Wayne Smith
Dave Rennie
Jamie Joseph
Vern Cotter
Leon MacDonald
Tana Umaga
John Kirwan
Pat Lam
Colin Cooper
John Plumtree
Chris Boyd
Mark Hammett
Razor Robertson
Todd Blackadder
Robbie Deans
Aaron Mauger
Tony Brown
Gordon Tietjens
Milton Haig
Steve Jackson
Wayne Pivac
Darryl Gibson
Brad Thorn
Jono Gibbes
Simon Mannix

Is that 28?

Edit: John Mitchell
Kieran Crowley
Rob Penney

[Chris B.]

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

@Chris-B Perhaps they are interviewing teams of coaches - hence the 26.

I think just casting the net widely for the initial screening.

[Billy Tell]

Don't think John Mitchell has been approached. The job ad specifically says the NZRU are looking for the best and not a journeyman.

[taniwharugby]

so is that coaching panel appointed to ensure Fozzie doesnt just walk it, or just appear that way if he gets the gig?

At this rate, they wont be done by Xmas!!

[Machpants]

26 coaches invited, doesn't mean they all will

[Chris B.]

@Machpants Yeah, without doubt some will flag it, or be contractually bound elsewhere - and some might put up their hands for assistant positions.

I reckon if you started trawling through the staff in those European clubs it might throw up quite a few interesting specialist coaches that most casual NZ fans would have forgotten about.

[Higgins]

@Chris-B Surprised you missed Andrew Goodman and Shane Christie from your list of potential coaches! Luckily you seem to have done us all a favour by also not including NZ Under 20s Head Coach Mr. Craig Philpott.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins Actually, if they're stupid enough to keep Philpott on as U20 coach, they may also have been stupid enough to invite him to apply for the ABs coaching position.

[Chris B.]

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

@Chris-B Surprised you missed Andrew Goodman and Shane Christie from your list of potential coaches! Luckily you seem to have done us all a favour by also not including NZ Under 20s Head Coach Mr. Craig Philpott.

They're the team for 2023.

There's a somewhat common theme to my preferred coaching team posted earlier - but, only if you're paying attention!

Jamie Joseph
Leon MacDonald
Clarke Dermody
Kieran Keane
Ceri Evans

[taniwharugby]

@Chris-B Jason O'Halloran is one that was promising before he left, worked with Rennie before too?

[Chris B.]

@taniwharugby

Yeah - be interested to see what sort of list we can collectively compile.

Conrad Smith is with Pau.
Nick Evans at Harlequins.
Bruce Reihana at Bristol.

[Bovidae]

@Chris-B said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

There's a somewhat common theme to my preferred coaching team posted earlier - but, only if you're paying attention!

Jamie Joseph
Leon MacDonald
Clarke Dermody
Kieran Keane
Ceri Evans

Tony Johnson as the media man?

[Chris B.]

@Bovidae It's a given!

[Chris B.]

@Bovidae I have to say - I'm deeply concerned about the composition of the selection committee. Alan Sutherland should have been the first name on the list!

[Bovidae]

@Chris-B Have you received Guy Williams application to join your team yet?

[Chris B.]

@Bovidae I suspect Guy doesn't like footy.

[Wally]

@Chris-B

It’s a sign of the times when you need a psychiatrist on the coaching team.