All Blacks 2026
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@nostrildamus I’ve heard very little about Ryan in all of this, but will ask those in the know and report back.
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@Darth-Sader It's good to reflect on how poor the performances were, and head off any "hard done by" talk. These were the biggest scores conceded of all time. Addressing these defensive deficiencies must be priority number one.
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i wouldn't mind an overseas defence coach, someone to bring a new approach.
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Robertson tried to change the complete style of New Zealand rugby by instituting a kicking system and eliminating counter attacking. Which could have worked but he tried to be too much of a diplomat and keep hold of the players invested in the All Blacks old style of rugby. When John Mitchell came in he completely got rid of the old players and built his own team.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
@Darth-Sader It's good to reflect on how poor the performances were, and head off any "hard done by" talk. These were the biggest scores conceded of all time. Addressing these defensive deficiencies must be priority number one.
Sure, but you could pull up the same for Foster. I was being facetious, but I agree it makes a pretty clear point. I’m just not sure the man needs to be kicked while he’s down right now.
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@Darth-Sader making the same mistakes that got the previous guys moved on is pretty damning
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@Darth-Sader Sorry, but he appointed Ellison and Hansen, so he does.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
@Darth-Sader Sorry, but he appointed Ellison and Hansen, so he does.
Well, I can’t disagree there…
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@handa457 said in All Blacks 2026:
From quite a few different conversations. This is roughly how things played out, as best I’ve been able to piece together. It’s from a few sources, so there are probably some gaps in here too. Been a bit on the fence about sharing this because can’t confirm a few details but here goes.
@Landers92 you’re very connected to this as well so feel free to add anything I’ve missed.
Players went to Razor with some major culture / strategy / communication concerns and asked if he could work with them to solve them.
He promised that he would.
He then made the exact opposite decisions without consulting or communicating with them.
He then limited (some?) access to himself and directed feedback to more frequently go through Hansen.From that point onwards, players seem to have not only felt like they no longer had a voice, but were dismissed when they approached Hansen with the same concerns. At the same time an islander contingent began to feel they were losing their voice.
At some stage, some staff stepped in to bridge the gap and were rebuffed too, unclear whether by Hansen or Razor. This may have happened multiple times.
Somewhere along the line, you had a strategy camp who had issues with management and direction, and island players who felt directly targeted by non-selections they believed were aimed at them for having expressed concerns rather than based on performance. (It may well have been about performance, but perception often becomes reality.)
A big piece of feedback I’ve heard is that when it came to managing people bringing issues to him, he seemed completely lost. In fact, “lost” is probably too kind. In most instances, he appears to have given the worst possible replies, alienating people who were trying to work with him to solve problems. This especially seems to be the case with Savea, the islander boys and some staff. May be true of wider camp but can’t confirm.
Some people who genuinely cared stepped in to try and work with him, and he just didn’t seem to recognise that they were trying to help him.
So he's autistic.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:
i wouldn't mind an overseas defence coach, someone to bring a new approach.
Competence?
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@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2026:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
@Darth-Sader It's good to reflect on how poor the performances were, and head off any "hard done by" talk. These were the biggest scores conceded of all time. Addressing these defensive deficiencies must be priority number one.
Sure, but you could pull up the same for Foster. I was being facetious, but I agree it makes a pretty clear point. I’m just not sure the man needs to be kicked while he’s down right now.
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