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@booboo I thought the pre sale started tomorrow (18th), at midday Australian Daylight Saving time?

@Frank said in Scott Robertson:

I've seen it on Reddit. Disgusting if actually true.

Can you DM me a link too please?

@Tim said in Rugby Podcasts / Panel:

@Unite I guess they can't ignore it on the week that the new coach is announced?

I emailed them and queried this omission. Apparently a 15 min update episode will be coming out today.

@Tim said in Rugby Podcasts / Panel:

@Unite They completely avoided the ABs. Only talked about the Super Rugby season ...

That’s pretty bad, the biggest rugby story in NZ for a while

@Tim said in Rugby Podcasts / Panel:

Aotearoa Rugby Pod is no longer working with Sky. They are now partnered with Stuff and Rugby Pass.

I see the latest podcast episode is out, interested to hear Jipper explain the coaching dramas as last year the tune was pretty much the ABs weren’t to far off.

The All Blacks’ round of 16 game will be in Brisbane assuming they top their pool.

@nonpartizan said in All Blacks 2026:

@mohikamo said in All Blacks 2026:

On the Savea thing; I think his membership of the PI AB group had maybe more influence on the course of events in the last few days, than his membership of the senior player AB group
He would be the unquestioned leader of the PI group.
Some one here posted some inside info here that the PIs as a group were pissed off.
That was a red flag for me.
I'd say Savea and Mealamu had a serious convo this week.

When I heard that the PIs as a group were pissed; I considered it all over for Razor.

It's one of the challenges that has been flagged up here - on the pitch Ardie didnt get it done in 2025 but off the pitch he is more powerful than ever heading into 2026.

I don't see how an incoming coach is gonna feel he can drop him if that is what is best for the team because if he loses Ardies support and buy in that is gonna undermine his support from the wider playing group. Ardie is possibly the most powerful AB player ever since he has influence throughout the squad but also Mealamus ear.

It's not something I would personally want to manage.

I thought I heard Kirk being asked about complaints or issues being raised by players directly. He mentioned having conversations with various players at different times, one was Ardie he said before the Scotland Test, didn’t he say Ardie told him he was really tired and had had a big work load? Maybe Ardie didn’t want to be picked every game and play 80mins every Test?

Is this press conference going to be live streamed?

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:

these "leaks" make no sense

The guy that, from the outside anyway, looks to be at the heart of our struggles when we have the ball, is not only locked in the jersey, he's actively running the team?
A guy who plays every minute of every test with what appears no accountability for any of the weaknesses in his game won't play for them any more?

I am many confused.

Maybe leaking weird things to see how fast they make it onto the Fern as a bit of sport…

@booboo said in Super Rugby 2026:

@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2026:

@canefan its going back a couple of years, but when the Drua played here in Whangarei, the Drua fans were great, signing, dancing, was a great atmosphere, but NZ grounds seem to prefer to play shitty music and kept playing it over the top of the crowd creating that faux ambience.

This needs to be emphasised and repeated.

Not just NZ and not just rugby. Classic examples at Suncorp in recent years (won't bore with specifics).

And ‘we are Red, we are Red’

@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2026:

Been pretty slack posting over the Christmas break but here’s what I’ve been told that I can post.

Beauden Barrett is heavily trusted by Razor and co to the point he is effectively running the trainings. Dmac has a say but by all accounts BB is the guy who has final say.

Yes your 10’s usually run your team runs etc, but from what I’m told BB is doing more than just that. Makes you wonder what the roles of these current coaches actually are.

There was also a high profile All Black that was out after the England game until 5am which broke curfew, he didn’t get dropped or punished which is a bit of a double standard as EDG was kept out of a couple games for the same thing on last years EOYT.

By all accounts, and I’m pointing out the obvious here, it’s pretty toxic in camp.

To hear these sorts of things (coupled with the current team performance), is just so disappointing after the changes made to internal standards and individual accountability from late 2004 onwards.

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

That's a fascinating article - confirms a lot of what has been suspected.

Mainly that Mark Robinson has a lot to answer for. That simpleton has singlehandedly ruined NZ rugby.

100% this

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

Another quote from the article @tim linked to

But Robertson’s vision was never for him to undertake the tasks that most would agree constitute the role of head coach – setting the overall playing vision for the team and then overseeing the delivery of that plan.

Instead, Robertson pitched himself as a culture coach, responsible for theming campaigns, communicating one-on-one with players to manage their expectations and career progression.

As Robertson confirmed to the Herald this week in Cardiff, it is his assistant, Scott Hansen, who effectively operates in the role most would recognise as the head coach.

the question needs to be asked that if Hansen had applied to be the head coach in 2023, would he have been given the role?

That is one of the most bullshit things I have ever read. Head Coach FFS.

@antipodean said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:

This must be the expertise we're paying Silverlake for.

Isn’t this the exact game for the NZR+ app?

@canefan said in England Vs All Blacks:

Watching the post match. I always found Goldie to be an AB fan bois, but both he and Mils are increasingly critical of this team

Mils looked like he was chewing a wasp in the post match

@sparky said in England Vs All Blacks:

@game_film said in England Vs All Blacks:

@MN5 I think Beauden is smart enough to go out on his own terms. I reckon he calls it when he lands back home.

Beauden Barrett was awful today. He was totally outplayed in every facet of Outside Half play by George Ford.

He looked like he knew it when he went off.

@game_film said in England Vs All Blacks:

Razor needs to be coached how to coach at the international level. Shouldn’t be getting sacked…. Yet…. but needs someone to come in as a sounding and challenge every decision from selection all the way down.

Isn’t Wayne Smith meant to be doing some of this?

That really sums up this team

We are so disappointing

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks 2025:

LOL that's
The sheep were probably thinking "We walk together..."

We walk with a lot of care