The Silver Fern

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks 2026:

Somewhere in the last 150 pages there was someone concerned ( ) that the Breakdown was off air and we wouldn't get their razor sharp insights into the drama of today. But never fear:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3391409534354637

You beat me to it.

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2026:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:

Can someone summarise the press conference? I'm unfortunately stuck in a meeting until 5pm.

Razor got sacked.

They need a new coach.

Sorry if that's a bit long winded or I've prattled on.

Prattled on there mate, too much information.

Can someone summarise the press conference? I'm unfortunately stuck in a meeting until 5pm.

@Mr-Fish said in Hurricanes 2026:

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:

@SouthernMann said in Hurricanes 2026:

Higgins signs up with Scottish side

https://edinburghrugby.org/news-and-features/higgins-joins-on-short-term-deal/

Nice try.

Was your heart in your throat for at least a second @Canes4life?

Not at all because I know the better Higgins wouldn't stoop that low.

@SouthernMann said in Hurricanes 2026:

Higgins signs up with Scottish side

https://edinburghrugby.org/news-and-features/higgins-joins-on-short-term-deal/

Nice try.

Imagine if Razor ends up coaching England and Sotutu wins him a World Cup… oh how the world works.

@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2026:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:

@reprobate said in All Blacks 2026:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:

Foster selected BB at 10, and was absolutely getting fired until he made the change and shifted him out for good.

Razor put BB back at 10, kept him there, and now has been fired.

New coach better look at patterns

Rumour has it even BB was scathing in his review of that decision.

All BB wants at this age is a big pay cheque, little minutes, and the perks that come with being an AB.

You know him do you Canes?? You certainly seem too if you know what his ambitions are.

It’s tongue in cheek mate.

@reprobate said in All Blacks 2026:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:

Foster selected BB at 10, and was absolutely getting fired until he made the change and shifted him out for good.

Razor put BB back at 10, kept him there, and now has been fired.

New coach better look at patterns

Rumour has it even BB was scathing in his review of that decision.

All BB wants at this age is a big pay cheque, little minutes, and the perks that come with being an AB.

It will be an utter miracle ifn Scott Hansen keeps his job.

@Jet said in All Blacks 2026:

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2026:

I hope one day we hear as well what the Crusader ABs thought about all this..

Scooter must be touching cloth.

Doesnt even warrant a starting place at the moment.

It could be a massive relief for him, and he may improve as a player if stripped of the captaincy.

Yeah I don't think Scooter starts going forward. New captain please.

@frugby said in All Blacks 2026:

The way this reads is the assistants have not been sacked?!?!

They just aren't important enough to post about...yet.

@george33 said in All Blacks 2026:

Razor has officially been sacked

You get some shit on here for not always being on the money (including myself) but you were the first to get the smoke. Well played.

Wishy washy article now on stuff:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360924724/speculation-mounting-all-blacks-coach-scott-robertson-could-be-sacked

Probably just as Fucked.

I'd love to see the smile on Sotutu's face right now.

@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:

@sparky said in Hurricanes 2026:

The Hurricanes squad is stacked this year. I really think this is going to be OUR year.

An injury to Roigard and it's all over, again.

Probably the one position we don't have depth in. Vijoen is largely unproven and Enari is very average.

I find it odd that there isn't one single article on Stuff by the likes of Van Royen or Knowler. Surely one of the Stuff journos knows something but isn't willing to put it out there.

@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2026:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:

Best case:

• Scott x2 gets the boot, along with Ellison.
• Ardie gets the boot, he’s not bigger than the ABs and he’s made his intentions clear.
• New captain - preference is Codie Taylor
• Jamie Joseph takes over as head coach and he somehow entices his mate T Brown to come home.

Genuine question Canes. What intentions had Ardie made clear? I not talking about speculation on here or in Herald.
Just one thing I would like answered amongst all the others, like Codie is another supposedly pulling pin if Razor stays etc,

Apparently, he had signed with R360, if he wants to go then by all means go. I don't care who you are, if you're not 100% committed to the AB jersey, then you shouldn't be selected.

@jimmyb said in All Blacks 2026:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:

Best case:

• Scott x2 gets the boot, along with Ellison.
• Ardie gets the boot, he’s not bigger than the ABs and he’s made his intentions clear.
• New captain - preference is Codie Taylor
• Jamie Joseph takes over as head coach and he somehow entices his mate T Brown to come home.

Why Joseph? Aside from 2015 when he had two of the best players to ever play rugby, what about his coaching makes you think he’s a suitable super rugby coach, let along All Blacks coach? Outside of the attack of his teams, which is almost completely down to Tony Brown, what does he actually do?

Because

1. There aren’t many options available right now.

2. we need an old school coach to set these players straight. He’s also a coach that the players will get behind.

3. To be fair he’s mostly always coached teams which lack firepower and star quality. The time he did have that at his disposal he won the title.

A must is that he will need to have coaches like T Brown or Schmidt or high calibre guys around him.

Who would you have?