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Departing New Zealand rugby boss Chris Moller says his successor won't be forced out after the World Cup campaign review.
Moller has waded in to defend Steve Tew, his deputy at the New Zealand Rugby Union, after various calls were made last week for a total clear out at the top.
Much of the ire is the result of the NZRU board appointing Tew chief executive from 2008 without advertising the position.
While the board agreed to delay any decision on the future of the All Black coaches until after the World Cup, Tew's promotion was announced three months ago.
Some critics, such as former NZRU chief executive David Moffett, believe it would have been better corporate governance if the decision on a replacement for Moller had also been delayed until after the World Cup.
Fears are now rife that Tew's position has been compromised as he was complicit in agreeing to the All Black policies employed since 2004 but is not necessarily going to be held accountable when those policies are reviewed.
But Moller says there is little chance the review will call for heads and that the attack on his colleague is misinformed.
"Some of those comments claim Steve Tew was the one who was the driver behind the conditioning programme and other things put in place," said Moller.
"That is not true - I am responsible for the All Blacks. Both Steve and I worked closely on those issues. Everything was discussed with the board on numerous occasions.
"I would be very surprised if the review says he should resign because it is a collective issue. This is just a normal business review.
"It is about learning what could have been better. I don't anticipate for one moment that the report will say X individual or X number of individuals should be resigning."
Moller expects the review of the World Cup campaign to begin at the end of this month.
