New Zealand Rugby is expected to reveal the identity of the next All Blacks coach either tomorrow or Friday after a process that has drawn out since Scott Robertson was punted on January 16. It is an entirely unkept secret that the two candidates for the biggest job in the country are Highlanders coach Joseph and former Chiefs and Wallabies coach Dave Rennie. The interview panel will make a recommendation on the All Blacks coach appointment to the NZR board. Getting a deal only to the end of the next Rugby World Cup — that would normally be the case — will leave the new coach with just 20 months of job security. "Coincidentally, the All Blacks game against South Africa in Baltimore this year would have been my 250th All Blacks test.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 03, 2026 21:39 UTC