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Will Jordan commits to All Blacks and Crusaders

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Will Jordan has signed a four-year contract extension with New Zealand Rugby, keeping him with the Crusaders and the All Blacks until the end of the next World Cup in 2027.

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The 25-year-old made his debut in 2020 against Australia, and has gone on to score 21 tries in as many games, becoming the second-fastest player to score 15 tries for the All Blacks and being named the 2021 World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year in the process.

The All Blacks are seeing a raft of stalwarts, such as Richie Mo’unga, Beauden Barrett, Brodie Retallick and Aaron Smith, leave New Zealand shores after the World Cup later this year, but Jordan is the latest player from the next generation to commit following Rieko Ioane and Samisoni Taukei’aho.

“I’m hugely excited to re-sign with New Zealand Rugby and the Crusaders for four years,” Jordan said.

“Both teams mean a lot to me and this deal gives me the chance to focus on becoming the best player I can be, and help these teams chase success.”

One person who will be delighted with Jordan’s decision is current Crusaders boss and incoming All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson, who said: “Will’s skillset and anticipation set him apart, his timing on and off the ball is world class.

“His game management and understanding is critical to the Crusaders’ performance both on and off the field.”

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Current All Blacks head coach Ian Foster said: “Will is a quality person first and foremost. And his class off the field translates to what we see from him as a player.

“His ongoing commitment to New Zealand is exciting.”

After missing the All Blacks’ end-of-season tour with an inner-ear issue, Jordan was also ruled out of the opening ten rounds of the Crusaders’ Super Rugby Pacific defence, but made his return at the beginning of the month against the Western Force.

 

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JW 1 hour ago
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Nah, if you see some picture of a way to blame Dmac rather than the whole team who were slacking and just getting beat by an Argentina team that was up for it then you've got unconscious bias I'm afraid.


The coaching staff (and the team as they had done throughout Fosters era) did just not get them in the right frame of mind. They slackened off after two intense English tests and were slow to build back up into test match intensity after the San Diego run around. You can view that Wellington loss as akin to what went on in Chicago in 2016, it was just delayed a couple of weeks in this instance.


Good reminder of what game management is, unfortunately it doesn't cover all the bases and is missing pivotal parts of lethality.


I think you're misunderstanding the argument, this is about Dmac, not the team, and about his idea of game management, not his application. In none of the games this year, including this weekends one, has he done relentless execution of the basics. His conservative game was neither shrewd or accurate.


The difference here is perspective. You see a win and you want to apply credit, just as you saw a lose and want to apply blame. Dmac's game management in both circumstances was very similar, just in this game I felt that pressure to concentrate on it caused him a few more errors in that application for no real gain in that area, and a much more ineffective attack stop the team from making it a very comfortable game.


The other difference is you a way overplaying Irelands performance imo. They were pathetic. Even in the start of the 2nd when they were trying to get points with the card it felt comfortable they weren't going to have what it takes even if they fixed their error rate. That was the first Bled test where Dmac nearly singlehandedly took an unbeatable 50 lead, a great example of good game management that again just didn't come off. Those tests were not 12 tests ago. Twelve tests ago he was running England around like he'd been in the jersey his whole career. We didn't break any record, the streak is a figment of Irelands imagination to desperately show how good they are to the world. You've been caught hook line and sinker in all these topics sadly.

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