All Blacks 2026

@Young-Hamiltons said in All Blacks 2026:

Did Robertsin really say that Scott Hansen is actually coaching the All Blacks???

Effectively, yes.

But Robertson’s vision was never for him to undertake the tasks that most would agree constitute the role of head coach......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.

@nzzp Just had some info passed to me that the All Black game v Ireland will be played at Eden Park
The French game more than likely to be at the new Te Kaha Stadium in Christchurch and the Italian game heading to Dunedin
Not fully confirmed on the later 2 but lock in the Irish game at Eden Park

@Steven-Harris So assuming the Bledisloe match is at Eden Park too, then no Tests next year in Wellington or Hamilton.

@mohikamo said in All Blacks 2026:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2026:

And here we are, in a thread about 50 years later...

There are a lot of corollaries between the 2020's and the 1970's.
Both eras coming after periods of sustained success.
83.33% test wins in the 60's.
Only two test losses between 1960 and 1970.

The ABs lost 3 times to the boks alone in that period .. as well as drawing one.

Razor: Yeah,aah Hansy, I'm off surfing, gotta come up with a new theme for the year. I'll be gone for 2 days. These things take time. There's 26 hours of video analysis for you to get through. Give us the 2 minute summary when I get back. Then I've gotta visit the familes of the 5 of the squad. You see, it's all about connection and care.

@Frank said in All Blacks 2026:

Razor: Yeah,aah Hansy, I'm off surfing, gotta come up with a new theme for the year. I'll be gone for 2 days. These things take time. There's 26 hours of video analysis for you to get through. Give us the 2 minute summary when I get back. Then I've gotta visit the familes of the 5 of the squad. You see, it's all about connection and care.

For some reason i happened to read that in Razors voice too.

@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks 2026:

@Frank I heard he’s already come up with the themes for the next two years. 2026 is “Row the Same Canoe” and 2027 is “Swim as One School of Fish”.

Will it make the boat go faster?

@sparky said in All Blacks 2026:

then no Tests next year in Wellington

Mark Robinson out the door and some sensible decisions being made.....

As much as I enjoy having a test match 20 minutes from my train station. Wellington Stadium is absolutely terrible.

@Steven-Harris Game against Ireland could be an afternoon kick-off (like the first Bledisloe this year) as the Wahs are scheduled to play at 7.30pm that night

@UpTheHarbs who are these Wahs you speak of ?

@Steven-Harris You know, the rugby league team that played the second half of an elimination final at the same time the ABs played against SA in Wellington?

@UpTheHarbs now i’m with you ,Its the “Our Year Guys”

So when is David Kirk's review happening and when will we find out the results of it?

Ardie seems very concerned with his image. That's a hard pass for me as AB captain.

Roigard or Taylor.

@Frank said in All Blacks 2026:

Ardie seems very concerned with his image. That's a hard pass for me as AB captain.

Roigard or Taylor.

Taylor is 100% AB captaincy material. As in born for the role. Only reason would be if he didn't want the responsibility or it was felt it might infringe on his own game.

@nonpartizan said in All Blacks 2026:

@Frank said in All Blacks 2026:

Ardie seems very concerned with his image. That's a hard pass for me as AB captain.

Roigard or Taylor.

Taylor is 100% AB captaincy material. As in born for the role. Only reason would be if he didn't want the responsibility or it was felt it might infringe on his own game.

He will be 36 by the time of the RWC though - hopefully his body holds up

Rieko has already learned to pass anyway.

Progress.

All Blacks set to beef up coaching ranks to improve tactical kicking and high-ball work

@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:

All Blacks set to beef up coaching ranks to improve tactical kicking and high-ball work

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Oh we need another coach to learn how not kick the ball away aimlessly.

This reads like Razor trying to get ahead of any more serious changes being made.

We were bad at this under Foster, anyone could tell that from the couch.
It takes a professional coach 2 full seasons to realise it needs to be fixed?

The All Blacks’ kicking out of hand has been found wanting at times this year

At times....id say most of the time

@reprobate Every Silverfern Match thread for a long time has been pointing out how bad our kicking from hand has been and more recently how passive how defence is.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the obvious flaws in the AB's game.

@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:

All Blacks set to beef up coaching ranks to improve tactical kicking and high-ball work
60909917/all-blacks-set-beef-coaching-ranks-improve-tactical-kicking-and-high-ball-work

Is my prediction of Cory Jane as high ball coach going to materialize? He's already been with the All Black XV team for the last two season & made a big impact - surely he's the obvious candidate?

@reprobate said in All Blacks 2026:

We were bad at this under Foster, anyone could tell that from the couch.
It takes a professional coach 2 full seasons to realise it needs to be fixed?

Reminds me of the old adage of "A Camel is a Horse designed by committee".

@restofit said in All Blacks 2026:

@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:

All Blacks set to beef up coaching ranks to improve tactical kicking and high-ball work
60909917/all-blacks-set-beef-coaching-ranks-improve-tactical-kicking-and-high-ball-work

Is my prediction of Cory Jane as high ball coach going to materialize? He's already been with the All Black XV team for the last two season & made a big impact - surely he's the obvious candidate?

Bring back Room Raiders.

Loves a Fizzy does our Cory.

The All Blacks 2026 home Test schedule is:

Nations Championship
All Blacks v France, Saturday 4 July, One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch, kick off 7.10pm.
All Blacks v Italy, Saturday, 11 July, SKY Stadium, Wellington, kick off 5.10pm.
All Blacks v Ireland, Saturday, 18 July, Eden Park, Auckland, kick off TBC.

Bledisloe Cup
All Blacks v Australia, Saturday 10 October, Eden Park, Auckland, kick off 7.10pm.

Just said to Mrs, we will book Wellington for July, I really don't do Eden Park as I gone right off Auckland as a place to go, and kind of feel similar about Chch (not quite as strongly though)

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:

All Blacks v Italy, Saturday, 11 July, SKY Stadium, Wellington, kick off 5.10pm.

Giving Italy a real shot here.

4 home tests out of 17.

I, for one, welcome our new Silver Lake overlords.

@nzzp To be fair, I guess if we want to return to the old days of proper tours, we have to accept big chunks of away games.

Presumably, we'll get a quid pro quo vs SA touring here in (2029?).

It's a pretty brutal season, though - if the wheels really came off there's a dozen lose-able games in that schedule.

No game against Argentina next year

@Kiwidom said in All Blacks 2026:

No game against Argentina next year

Aust has two games in Arg, but the Pumas don't play SA either. That's due to the SA-NZ series.

Next season looks really really ominous.

I have haka fatigue, social media fatigue, learnings fatigue already.

Not sure I can take a full tour of them fellating the Springboks on their socials and giving uncle Siya reacharounds in the sheds.

I want to see people getting their heads caved in.

Bring back the biff.