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'Three-horse race': Leading contender ruled out as All Blacks coach

Dave Rennie. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

NZ Herald

The battle for the next All Blacks head coach is down to only three contenders, according to leading New Zealand rugby broadcaster Scotty Stevenson.

Stevenson has taken to Twitter claiming that the search for Steve Hansen’s successor is “looking like a three horse race” between Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson, Japan’s Jamie Joseph, and Hansen’s assistant Ian Foster.

https://twitter.com/sumostevenson/status/1195149295101431808

It had been widely accepted that former Chiefs coach Dave Rennie was also a strong favourite but it would seem he has now dropped out of the race to replace Hansen, who stepped down after the All Blacks’ failed World Cup campaign in Japan, bowing out after seven years in the role.

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Rennie has also been strongly linked to the Australian head coaching role vacated by Michael Cheika after the Wallabies’ humiliating quarter-final exit.

According to Stevenson, NZR are expected to announce the new coach on December 12, though a NZR spokesperson denied they will unveil the coach on that date.

Last week, New Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey revealed that the organisation had invited applications from 26 Kiwi coaches.

John Mitchell, Warren Gatland and Aaron Mauger have already ruled themselves out of contention.

This article first appeared on nzherald.co.nz and was republished with permission.

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MA 3 hours ago
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In regards to Mack Hansen, Tuipoloto and others who talent wasnt 'seen'..

If we look at acting, soccer and cricket as examples, Hugh Jackman, the Heminsworths in acting; Keith Urban in Nashville, Mike Hussey and various cricketers who played in UK and made the Australian team; and many soccer players playing overseas.


My opinion is that perhaps the ' 'potential' or latent talent is there, but it's just below the surface.


ANd that decision, as made by Tane Edmed, Noah, Will Skelton to go overseas is the catalyst to activate the latent and bring it to the surface.


Based on my personal experience of leaving Oz and spending 14 months o/s, I was fully away from home and all usual support systems and past memories that reminded me of the past.


Ooverseas, they weren't there. I had t o survive, I could invent myself as who I wanted, and there was no one to blame but me.


It bought me alive, focused my efforts towards what I wanted and people largely accepted me for who I was and how I turned up.


So my suggestion is to make overseas scholarships for younger players and older too so they can benefit from the value offered by overseas coaching acumen, established systems, higher intensity competition which like the pressure that turns coal into diamonds, can produce more Skeltons, Arnold's, Kellaways and the like.


After the Lion's tour say, create 20 x $10,000 scholarships for players to travel and play overseas.


Set up a HECS style arrangement if necessary to recycle these funds ongoingly.


Ooverseas travel, like parenthood or difficult life situations brings out people's physical and emotional strengths in my own experiences, let's use it in rugby.

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