Foster keeps his job with Schmidt at his side

Mathieu WARNIER, Media365, posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

The New Zealand Football Association have kept their faith in Ian Foster until the next World Cup when Joe Schmidt will join the staff on a permanent basis.

There will be no crisis of order within all blacks. While Ian Foster has been criticized for conceding five defeats in six matches, the New Zealand coach will remain in place until the conclusion of the next World Cup, to be held in France in the fall of 2023. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZR) board of directors has renewed its confidence in the man who took over the job. From Steve Hansen at the end of 2019. “It is an honor to have you in this position, it is not something you can take for granted,” he said in an NZR statement. Federation president Stuart Mitchell confirmed that both Ian Foster and CEO Mark Robinson “have the full support” of the board in these trying times for the All Blacks, who regained direction with their victory in South Africa last weekend.

Schmidt will bring his experience

If he passes by a sponge that lacks the support coming from Mark Robinson, Ian Foster sees his staff develop definitively. While John Plumtree and Brad Moir, the coaches responsible for defense and attack respectively, have been fired from New Zealand’s selection, after a string of test matches losing to Ireland, Joe Schmidt integrates his full-time All Blacks staff. And while he has enjoyed “independent coach” status since his arrival, the former Irish coach will now take over as offensive coach in New Zealand’s squad hoping to erase the flaws seen in recent weeks. While players like captain Sam Kane or Ardi Savia have taken a stand in favor of Ian Foster, New Zealand’s rugby leaders have opted not to bother everything a year before the World Cup, which the All Blacks will launch during an expected duel with XV. From France – About France.