All Blacks 2026
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
I guess the question becomes
If you only get rid of Scott Hansen
Who the hell takes over the lead role? Nick Evans? ROG (Who at least has worked with Razor in the past?)?
With a hellish 2026 test season coming up it feels like delaying the inevitable if the trust is gone
maybe razor does the job we thought he was getting paid to do
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@Kiwiwomble yes conflicting stories all afternoon just going with latest.
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@KiwiMurph I don't see how you can recruit another head coach but keep Robertson as head coach. Just seems impossible to me.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
@KiwiMurph I don't see how you can recruit another head coach but keep Robertson as head coach. Just seems impossible to me.
Untenable
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
For what it's worth I've heard second hand from a source that Razor is gone and Joseph is being lined up.
7 upvotes in three minutes is a pretty damning indicator of how much TSF likes Razor these days.
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it was dramatic enough when it went from 0-100 yesterday....but now we've gone back to "nothings will happen" and back to clean house in a couple of hours
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2026:
it was dramatic enough when it went from 0-100 yesterday....but now we've gone back to "nothings will happen" and back to clean house in a couple of hours
More movement than the entire AB's backline managed last season.
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@Donsteppa double upvote
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@Donsteppa said in All Blacks 2026:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
For what it's worth I've heard second hand from a source that Razor is gone and Joseph is being lined up.
7 upvotes in three minutes is a pretty damning indicator of how much TSF likes Razor these days.
my theory is that he's the victim of expectation
After Hansen's reign got stale, then Foster was seen as nothing more than a mediocre continuation that didn't exactly sparkle, Razor was supposed to come in like a breath of fresh air and shake it all up. We were promised so much, and there was an air of optimism.
Then year 1 was business as usual really, but he was given the "a bit of continuity while he finds his feet" excuse.
Then year 2 was more of the same, combined with some really ropey performances, and everyone turned far harder than i think anyone expected, including NZ Rugby. -
@akan004 said in All Blacks 2026:
WE need confirmation from the Myth of DMac FB page.
And both just lurk on this forum...
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
For what it's worth I've heard second hand from a source that Razor is gone and Joseph is being lined up.
I hope your sauce is correct.
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@mariner4life another factor is.
You've got senior players who would have experienced test coaches for the ABs (i.e. Hansen, Foster, Schmidt) that then have a coach come in with zero test experience. I would imagine the feedback would be about their contrasting experience of Razor vs others.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:
some really ropey performances
Some worst in history performances ...
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@Tim Spoke to my source and got some new oil on the Papalii situation. Again take with a grain of salt. I'd back this guy. And all I can say is holy shit if true.
I'll hold off sharing all the details publicly now. But it's fair to say Papalii was directly told he would be picked for RC by Razor, made some...life altering choices for his family as a result, told Razor what they'd be prior to it all, and then was omitted from the squad.
We don't need to go into detail about those choices, but safe to say, as a family man I'd be fucking murderous if they happened to me.
Long story short Papalii does not just hate Razor, but seems to have the sort of desire for vengeance that burned Rome down.
