All Blacks 2026
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@ShaquilleOatmeal we can only dream about a team like that.
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Kirk's pretty much confirmed how this went down. It was not a player revolt. The board wasn't happy with the review, and clearly didn't rate the response from Razor to the point they moved him on. Effective governance in action.
Sad for Razor, I hoped he'd bring more to the table. Just seemed out of sorts in the AB environment and never really seemed to stamp his mark on the team in a positive way.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2026:
@ShaquilleOatmeal we can only dream about a team like that.
I like the idea of trying to create something similar to the cartel
I'm still amazed that NZR allowed us to get into a situation where we had a head coach surrounded by 'yes men' and a selection panel where everyone comes from the same franchise
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2026:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2026:
@ShaquilleOatmeal we can only dream about a team like that.
I like the idea of trying to create something similar to the cartel
I'm still amazed that NZR allowed us to get into a situation where we had a head coach surrounded by 'yes men' and a selection panel where everyone comes from the same franchise
I blame Robinson
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2026:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2026:
@ShaquilleOatmeal we can only dream about a team like that.
I like the idea of trying to create something similar to the cartel
I'm still amazed that NZR allowed us to get into a situation where we had a head coach surrounded by 'yes men' and a selection panel where everyone comes from the same franchise
I fear that we have lost a number of potentially very good test players because of this.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
Think one of the Cantabs on here said that Robertson had a falling out with Brad Mooar? Any other coaches he had major problems with? Seems we are up to three now.
May have some more juicy chat around another coach. Just waiting for confirmation on finer details and if they are sure it’s true I’ll share.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2026:
@WillieTheWaiter said in All Blacks 2026:
another random thought I just had - Razor decided he didn't need Gilbert Enoka
Probably the other way round. Enoka made it pretty clear in Foster's book his concerns with the way Robertson behaved - was pretty scathing IIRC.
my new years resolution to read more rather than doom scrolling isn't going well.. I'm only on page 21.. will skip ahead! intriguing!
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Head Coach: Jamie Joseph
Attack Coach: Tony Brown
Defence Coach: Dave Rennie
Forwards/Set Piece: Vern Cotter
Technical/Game Management Advisor: Joe SchmidtThat's the ideal set-up IMO. Will probably need a skills & scrum coach also.
And a good mental skills coach seeing how fragile some are.
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@hikastags said in All Blacks 2026:
And a good mental skills coach seeing how fragile some are.
Hmm, a tall glass of harden the fuck up juice would be good.
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GP quoted
“Robertson had previously told me – and many others in the rugby fraternity – he operated as the culture coach, something I’d written several times before that week in Cardiff.
But on the previous occasions I had written that, it was packaged as part of a high-performance rejig that Robertson had sold to the All Blacks appointment committee when he interviewed for the job in early-2023.”How the fuck could you buy that.
That appointment committee should be lined up and shot.
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WINNER: Razor’s rejects
It’s become very clear that some players just did not gel with what the Robertson regime was doing.
The likes of Rieko Ioane and Dalton Papali’i both started 2024 as All Blacks regulars, but made way as Robertson’s tenure wore on.
Now with a fresh start, though, the door is open for players to work their way back into contention.
Papali’i in particular is understood to have been very impressive – on and off the field – for the All Blacks XV last year.
Day of the Dalton.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
WINNER: Razor’s rejects
It’s become very clear that some players just did not gel with what the Robertson regime was doing.
The likes of Rieko Ioane and Dalton Papali’i both started 2024 as All Blacks regulars, but made way as Robertson’s tenure wore on.
Now with a fresh start, though, the door is open for players to work their way back into contention.
Papali’i in particular is understood to have been very impressive – on and off the field – for the All Blacks XV last year.
Day of the Dalton.
Just don't make him captain. An important part of unification will be picking someone the senior players will support unanimously
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Disappointed Razor wasn't successful, but by mid-2025, I had had enough. It was early Foster part 2 on the field, and you could almost predict what was going to happen when the pressure came on. It wasn't the results; it was the same shit every time with no innovation or "trajectory" as has been mentioned. So very happy with the Kirk influence.
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2026:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:
Think one of the Cantabs on here said that Robertson had a falling out with Brad Mooar? Any other coaches he had major problems with? Seems we are up to three now.
May have some more juicy chat around another coach. Just waiting for confirmation on finer details and if they are sure it’s true I’ll share.
I have no reason to believe this isn’t true and I wouldn’t share it unless i didn’t believe it. Comes from a trusty source.
This isn’t exactly a fall out with another AB coach but it’s still a fall out none the less. Razor and Todd Blackadder have fallen out recently over selections and especially the non selection of Ethan Blackadder. It really makes you wonder what else has gone on behind the scenes that we aren’t aware of.
Doesn’t really feel right sharing that as that’s a bit of a personal matter but hey here I am sharing what I’ve been told anyway lol.
It seems problems may lie further than the rugby field at the moment. I think it reiterates the fact this may in fact have been the correct decision for Razor, not just with rugby but in general. I hope personally the guy is doing ok and has the right people around him.
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So a little side discussion, who thinks this should be the end of Razor's AB career and who's willing to give him another shot?
If he goes away, coaches some other teams successfully, maybe some lower tier teams, obviously outside of the Cantab bubble, then I'd be happy to see him given another shot in the future, he's still a young guy. For reference I've never wanted to see Mitchell anywhere near NZ rugby.
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2026:
Poor form if Todd got the shits because his son didn't get picked. It's not like he was a unanimous pick
Yes, that reflects poorly on T Blackadder. I expected Robertson to select more Crusaders players (e.g., Havili, Christie) so I give credit to him for that.
