Shock third option emerges for top All Blacks job

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A two-horse contention looks to person go 3 with different campaigner emerging from the woodwork to go the caller All Blacks caput coach.

Incumbent All Blacks adjunct manager Joe Schmidt is reportedly eyeing up the occupation presently held by Ian Foster.

Following this year's Rugby World Cup successful France, Foster volition measurement down from his post.

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Last week, New Zealand Rugby said it would marque a determination connected who leads the All Blacks from 2024 onwards.

Japan manager Jamie Joseph and six-time Super Rugby-winning manager Scott Robertson are the starring candidates for the role.

However, Schmidt's precocious inclusion could propulsion a spanner successful the works.

While Robertson is thought to beryllium the favourite adjacent without planetary experience, the imaginable of promoting a known quantity successful Schmidt mightiness sway New Zealand Rugby.

According to Stuff.co.nz, Schmidt was initially not funny successful the occupation but has softened his stance of precocious and has the enactment of the playing group.

When elder All Blacks were told astir the forthcoming caput manager change, players reportedly asked whether Schmidt would enactment connected board.

Schmidt is simply a competitory campaigner alongside Robertson and Joseph.

Although helium ne'er took Ireland to Rugby World Cup occurrence – lone ever getting arsenic acold arsenic the quarter-finals – Schmidt did triumph the Six Nations connected 3 occasions and took them to the apical of the satellite rankings successful 2018.

He was liable for 2 wins implicit the All Blacks successful Chicago and Dublin.

At the premiership level, Schmidt claimed the Pro 12 rubric and 2 Heineken Cup crowns crossed 3 seasons with Leinster.

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If helium does get the job, Schmidt would beryllium the 2nd consecutive adjunct manager to beryllium promoted aft Foster earlier him who was Steve Hansen's offsider.

Hansen and his predecessor Graham Henry were some New Zealand products with planetary occurrence earlier joining the All Blacks.

A caller manager is expected to beryllium announced successful the adjacent 3 to 5 weeks.

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