In the dramatic months leading into this year’s Rugby World Cup, New Zealand Rugby announced that the All Blacks coach for 2024 onwards would be appointed before the tournament began.
The incumbent, Ian Foster felt this was unreasonable and decided not to put his hand up to keep his job. Ultimately, Scott Robertson was appointed as coach of the All Blacks.
In March, our rugby columnist Phil Gifford rated every All Blacks coach – and we made the decision to leave Foster out of the rankings, because his legacy would be decided by the All Blacks performance at