Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on the search for a new All Blacks coach

New Zealand Rugby is determined to nail an expedited process, as they open for applications for All Blacks head coach.

The criteria for Scott Robertson's replacement states the new person needs experience internationally and must be a New Zealander.

Sportstalk host Jason Pine explained further.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
A process or some prerequisites for the new for the
next All Backs coach. The new All Backs coach, Jason
Pine is with us this afternoon. He's been going through
the detail. He's on Sports Talk tonight.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Get a Pinney.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
What do you make Jack, You've got to be a
key weed and you've got to have international experience.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah, certainly narrows the field, as you've said, Jack, doesn't it?
And look, I think Steve Lancaster would admit then he'll
probably tell you this after five that this isn't This
doesn't mean that you can't be the All Blacks coach
at any time in the future if you haven't coached internationally.
It's just you know, needs master at the moment where
what as you said, twenty months out from the World
Cup without any international experience, that would be a big risk. So,

(00:37):
as I say it, narrow is it down? Then you
take out anybody who's not a key We your land
on Jamie Joseph and Dave Rennie as the two standout candidates.
Joe Schmidt would have been, but by the sounds of it,
he's ruled himself out. There are others, the likes of
Fern Cootta, Warren Gatland. I guess John Mitchell, who's done
the job before and has had good success with the
England women team, might be in there, or a couple

(00:59):
of real outside the box suggestions. What about going back
to the future with Steve Hanson or Ian Foster? Can
they would they come out of their Japanese coaching gigs
to come down and coach the All Blacks. I don't know.
I doubt it, but I guess they fit the criteria.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Yeah, I actually think it makes sense, give given the
time frames that they're dealing with here, because they really
need to have a coach in place during the Super
Rugby season as soon as possible. Given those time time
frame pressures, I think actually narrowing the field just a
little bit it makes a whole lot of sense. And
they're not getting three thousand cvs.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
You know absolutely, I know that's right. Yeah, the short
list will probably be everybody who applies. You know, they'll,
as I say, narrow it down, they'll go through the process.
Time is of the essence. Really, they got to get
somebody in place, and if it is to be Jamie Joseph,
then yeah, the Highlanders have to do a bit of
redinking around their coaching team as well, so that all
has to be taken into account. We wait to see

(01:51):
who washes up at the end of it. So Walkan
they see were dominant on Saturday night until the last
couple of minutes when keeping Michael Wood had an absolute
howl or is at time they go a new keeper.
This is a huge decision for Steve Coricker, a massive
and probably the biggest decision he's had to make as
a coach in terms of selection. Yeah, it was. It
was a howler. And for the second time in two weeks,

(02:12):
Michael Vouder has been involved in an incidence where goals
have been scored and he was well this one. He
was totally at fault the previous week, partially at fault.
They've got Olie's sale as as a backup. It's a
pretty it's a pretty personal decision though. When you drop
the goalkeeper, it's not they can get a couple of
minutes off the bench in the next game. You know
you're rarely consigning them to a bench role for the
rest of the season. And that's where Michael vaud sat

(02:34):
for the entirety of last season when Alex Paulsen was
the goalkeeper. I think he'll make the change. I honestly
think Steve Caricker will make the change. I think you'll
see Oli Sale there against Perth on Saturday night.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
And if he makes the change, is that it? Because
I can just imagine from the mental component here for
Michael Vauer, must just be devastating if you make a
couple of eras like that, howlers and all keepers have them,
but then you're dropped as a result. It must be
so difficult to get yourself back in a head space
where you can compete at the top level.

Speaker 2 (03:02):
Absolutely, and your mistakes are magnified, aren't they. You know,
a player can tread on the ball out in the
field and it doesn't actually matter. But to make a
mistake as a goalkeeper and often a goal results, yes,
a huge test of his resilience and his character. But
this is top level sport, jack and sometimes you have
to be a bit ruthless.

Speaker 1 (03:17):
Appreciate your time. Piney Jason Pine will be with us
for Sports Talk seven o'clock this evening on News Talks EDB.

Speaker 2 (03:22):
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