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Coaching Changes

Interim Coaches Joe Schmidt Succession Planning Coaching Staff New Zealand Rugby Staff Changes Impact on Team Staff Appointments Successors Transition Phases Team Culture Potential Successors Team Management Recruitment Process Matt Sherratt Warren Gatland Head Coach Selection Head Coaches Stability in Coaching Les Kiss Leadership Historical Context Coaching Philosophy Contract Decisions Eddie Jones Paul Gustard Mutual Departures Director of Rugby Mick Byrne Impact on Players Assistant Coaches Team Leadership Head Coach Graham Rowntree Irish Provinces Management Leadership Transitions Board Decisions Replacement Coaches Replacement Search

Edinburgh Hires Brad Davis and Tim Sampson to Lead Defence and Attack in Backroom Overhaul

The hires signal a short-term push to fix form after a poor season.

Fiji Rugby Ends Byrne Tenure, Appoints Senirusi Seruvakula Acting Coach

Springboks Hire England Analyst Joe Lewis Ahead of 2026 Season

France’s Oscar Jégou Faces Disciplinary Hearing Over Alleged Eye Contact in Scotland Match

Jason Holland to Exit All Blacks After 2025 Season, Staying On for Northern Tour

Scotland Women’s Contract Row Deepens After World Cup Exit as Third Player Retires

Lions List Van Rooyen Alongside Nkosi for Currie Cup Match