All Blacks 2026
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2026:
Serious question... who is the Shand equivalent nowadays?
Paul (Moose) McLaughlan. Although they split Shand's role so there is now a manager, Megan Compain, looking after the commercial side. https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-unveil-2024-management-group
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2026:
@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks 2026:
Aight cool good replies
Huh?
I asked where the JJ call comes from and people gave their reasoning.
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@Smudge said in All Blacks 2026:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2026:
Serious question... who is the Shand equivalent nowadays?
Paul (Moose) McLaughlan. Although they split Shand's role so there is now a manager, Megan Compain, looking after the commercial side. https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-unveil-2024-management-group
Am pretty sure I've asked that question and got the sane answer previously.
Like, again..
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2026:
Imagine how Hoss will feel if Razor and Ryan go coach England.
Bonanza!
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2026:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2026:
Will Razor's ego allow him to stay if NZR guy his team and install new coaches?
That may make him walk knowing his mantra.
"Together we walk" haha
Dont let victor meldrew see that post. It might be rhe end of him
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2026:
@KiwiMurph us Highlanders fans might question the "available immediately" bit
He could do both in 2026
See Deans 2008 and Kiss 2026
Kiss will be getting help from Schmidt until he leaves. I doubt Robertson would be so obliging.
I doubt Robertson would be asked !
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Right, it's been about 5 mins of silence in here, what's the latest?
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@African-Monkey I’m checking every minute mate.
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Are we getting a 5am NZT press release?
I reckon Kirk knows he has to make a strong decision here. And he won’t sleep at night if he doesn’t do it.
Razor’s entire mantra was culture and connection. Some of us thought he was more than that, but that’s how he’s marketed himself every step.
If the culture is as bad as reported then he’s got to go.
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@African-Monkey I'll stir the pot with a small tidbit, and let the plot thicken.
If Jamie Joseph has been shoulder tapped, he hasn't told his family members. As of this evening, one member of his close family, has expressed serious doubt that there's anything to the rumours he'd get the role.
If Razor is going JJ may not be the replacement. Or if JJ is the replacement, he hasn't told his family.
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@handa457 said in All Blacks 2026:
@African-Monkey I'll stir the pot with a small tidbit, and let the plot thicken.
If Jamie Joseph has been shoulder tapped, he hasn't told his family members. As of this evening, one member of his close family, has expressed serious doubt that there's anything to the rumours he'd get the role.
If Razor is going JJ may not be the replacement. Or if JJ is the replacement, he hasn't told his family.
Love it mate and loving your info too. Keep it coming if you have more!
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@handa457 I reckon from a PR standpoint they won’t announce the next coach so soon anyway.
They’ll spread it out so they deal with the fallout and then perhaps have a full and transparent hiring process. It might end up being JJ but they also have him primed to go on about 5 mins notice.
Believe JJ wouldn’t say anything out of respect for the situation.
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Although I don't think you are wrong, those two things don't got together.
If JJ is the one they want, appoint him. If they want a full and transparent process, do that.
The dress up, looks transparent but isn't, is one of the reasons why we are in this mess.
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Heard from the bloke who cleans our village pub that his brother-in-law, who lives in Dunedin, had heard from a mate's sister's boyfriend that he'd heard someone talking at the airport on their way to Wellington last week that......he picks.a lot of good stuff on The Fern..
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2026:
Heard from the bloke who cleans our village pub that his brother-in-law, who lives in Dunedin, had heard from a mate's sister's boyfriend that he'd heard someone talking at the airport on their way to Wellington last week that......he picks.a lot of good stuff on The Fern..
Together we walk?
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2026:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2026:
Heard from the bloke who cleans our village pub that his brother-in-law, who lives in Dunedin, had heard from a mate's sister's boyfriend that he'd heard someone talking at the airport on their way to Wellington last week that......he picks.a lot of good stuff on The Fern..
Together we walk?
Either the Coaching staff or the "sauces" quoted here....
Either way, most entertaining thread for years.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2026:
lives in Dunedin, had heard from a mate's sister's boyfriend
I call bollocks. If he's really from Dunedin then he's talking to himself.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks 2026:
Anyway what's with the Jamie Joseph love? He's won a single title (albeit a great one) but just came off a wooden spoon winning year. Someone help me understand where the call for him to be ABs coach even comes from?
Here's a few ideas (in addition to his time as Highlanders coach):
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Test experienced coach who is available immediately
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only coach to get Japan into RWC quarter final
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beat Ireland and England as Maori All Black Coach
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just lead an undefeated end of year tour of the AB XV in which I presume NZR would have player feedback
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Presumably has good 'references' from recent senior NZ rugby players that would be tight with current senior ABs (Aaron Smith, Ben Smith etc)
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2026:
@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks 2026:
Anyway what's with the Jamie Joseph love? He's won a single title (albeit a great one) but just came off a wooden spoon winning year. Someone help me understand where the call for him to be ABs coach even comes from?
Here's a few ideas (in addition to his time as Highlanders coach):
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Test experienced coach who is available immediately
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only coach to get Japan into RWC quarter final
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beat Ireland and England as Maori All Black Coach
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just lead an undefeated end of year tour of the AB XV in which I presume NZR would have player feedback
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Presumably has good 'references' from recent senior NZ rugby players that would be tight with current senior ABs (Aaron Smith, Ben Smith etc)
I love JJ and what he did in 2015, but across his entire career outside of NPC, he only has one season where his team has achieved a positive points differential. That’s absolutely shocking.
He took over a Japanese side that had beaten the Springbok and won soemthing like 17 pacific nations cups in a row. His best asset was Tony Brown and it doesn’t work great without him
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