All Blacks coach Ian Foster calls up seven newcomers for first squad
Ian Foster has included seven uncapped players in his first squad as All Blacks head coach, naming 35 players Sunday as uncertainty continues over the possibility of any tests being played this year. Locks Tupou Va’ai and Quinten Strange, prop Alex Hodgman, backrowers Hoskins Sotutu ...
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has strongly backed Australian involvement in any new Super Rugby competition created next year or after the COVID-19 pandemic. Relations between New Zealand and Australia have soured since the publication of a New Zealand Rugby review which recommended only two ...
Beauden Barrett backs Ian Foster in New Zealand coaching search
New Zealand fullback Beauden Barrett has voiced his support for Ian Foster's bid to take over from Steve Hansen as All Blacks coach, saying he would like to see "continuity" in the role, local media have reported. Hansen ended his 16-year association with the team ...
Big decisions ahead for New Zealand rugby, says former All Black Justin Marshall
New Zealand Rugby faces some big decisions in the wake of its World Cup semifinal defeat to England and while it has had so much success promoting from within it might be time to bring in a new voice as coach, former All Black ...
All Blacks don't have secret plans, trying to build through RWC, Ian Foster insists
The All Blacks do not possess "plans C, D and E" to continue their global domination and would rather just make sure they execute Plans A and B at a level higher than any other team, assistant coach Ian Foster said on Saturday. The three-time ...
All Blacks assistant Foster expresses interest in succeeding Hansen
All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster has put his hand up to succeed Steve Hansen as head coach of the world champions. Hansen, who coached the All Blacks to a second successive World Cup win last year, signed a contract extension last month which will ...
