Ardie Savea informed New Zealand Rugby that he planned to quit the All Blacks last November, with a report slamming suggestions he led the rebellion that led to Scott Robertson’s sacking. Earlier this year, NZR shocked the rugby world by announcing that Robertson had been removed from his role as head coach following an extensive … Read more
Mike Blair is eager to get to grips with his new role as All Blacks attack coach with plenty of talent to work with. The former Scotland scrum-half began his coaching career at Glasgow Warriors, working with new All Blacks boss Dave Rennie, before being appointed as Edinburgh boss. The 44-year-old made the bold decision … Read more
Scott Robertson’s treatment of Blues flanker Dalton Papali’i directly resulted in the full-back’s decision to leave New Zealand and sign for Castres, according to a report. Once tipped to captain the All Blacks, fullback Papali’i has retired from international duty this season as the Blues icon will pack his bags for the Top 14 club … Read more
Mike Blair sees the All Blacks coaching job as an opportunity to ‘fix’ his disappointing position with the British and Irish Lions as a player. The 44-year-old former Scotland scrum-half was left out of the 2009 Lions squad to tour South Africa but was called up following an injury to Tomas O’Leary – the only … Read more
Former international scrum-half Justin Marshall has named the All Blacks XV he believes can beat France when they play next week. Speaking on the Sky Sport programme, SeparationMarshall made his choice clear, saying: “If the French were there next week and we didn’t have Ardie Saveas, Richie Mo’ungas and Scott Barretts and we had to … Read more