Eddie Jones shouts after Scott Robertson is appointed as Blacks’ first manager

This week, the New Zealand Rugby Union has formalized the name of Ian Foster’s successor at the helm of the All-Blacks, in the post-World Cup era.

In fact, it is the current manager of the Crusaders, Scott Robertson, who will become the new head coach of the Lions at the end of the 2023 World Cup.

New Zealand coach Eddie Jones has criticized New Zealand’s handling of the appointment of Scott Robertson as All Blacks coach.

According to him, the moment chosen to appoint a new coach is not good at all. Extracts:

“I think the way New Zealand have done rugby is really bad. Ian Foster is still there, he’s a good boy and a good coach and he’s given a lot to New Zealand rugby as an assistant coach and now as a head coach. I just think the timing is wrong, with the World Cup approaching, hiring their coach early creates Just another distraction they don’t need.

Maybe if they had their time again, they’d do it a little differently, but… that seems to be the way the world is today. Having experienced it myself on both sides, the world of professional rugby coaching is changing.

We’re starting to move towards a more spherical model: three games aren’t very good, your fourth game better be good or you won’t be in a chair. You get a phone call, you come to practice, the boss wants to meet you at 8 a.m., and you know it’s not for a lawyer to toast. “