World Cup-winning coaches reunite in Japan
Former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will join Japan’s Toyota Verblitz next season, the club has confirmed, reuniting him with Steve Hansen.
Former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will join Japan’s Toyota Verblitz next season, the club has confirmed, reuniting him with Steve Hansen.
Ian Foster has reportedly secured his first job since coaching New Zealand to a Rugby World Cup final defeat against the Springboks in 2023.
Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster has revealed that his wife and daughter were threatened by a man wielding a knife in Paris during the World Cup.
Ian Foster said on Friday that he can sense there is “a lot of excitement” in New Zealand from the “generally cynical” All Blacks fans ahead of his team’s bid for a record fourth World Cup title.
Ian Foster is “proud” of what the All Blacks have achieved in France, but is aware of the challenge that the Boks pose to New Zealand’s goal of a record fourth World Cup title.
Ian Foster said he would sit down with some popcorn to enjoy seeing who New Zealand will face in the World Cup final after they thrashed Argentina on Friday.
Ian Foster said New Zealand’s World Cup quarter-final triumph against an Ireland team that had been heavily tipped to win, was one of his “sweetest victories”.
Ian Foster said he was looking forward to a “monster” quarter-final after New Zealand secured their place in the knock-out phases with an 11-try rout of Uruguay.
Incoming New Zealand coach Scott Robertson has reportedly been told by incumbent Ian Foster to avoid the All Blacks’ World Cup matches, as he’s “too big a distraction” .
Rassie Erasmus hit back at Ian Foster after the All Blacks coach threw a bit of thinly-veiled criticism at the “stop-start” World Cup clash between the Springboks and Ireland.