Overview
- NZ Rugby has decided to keep Scott Robertson for now after a formal post‑season review, with reports saying the coaching group could be replaced if a major resurgence does not materialize in 2026.
- The All Blacks have gone 10 wins from 13 in 2025 and 20 from 27 across two seasons, a ~74% rate viewed as below the program’s traditional standards.
- Robertson confirmed in Cardiff that assistant Scott Hansen effectively operates as the on‑field head coach, a delegation model that has drawn public criticism even as coaching analysts note it is common at elite level.
- The staff has turned over with Leon MacDonald departing last year and Jason Holland not reapplying, leaving Hansen, Tamati Ellison and Jason Ryan as the core assistants heading into 2026.
- NZ Rugby’s wider transition continues, with a new chief executive to be appointed and Six Nations boss Tom Harrison reported as the frontrunner, as the All Blacks prepare for an extended tour of South Africa next year.