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Beauden Barrett has seemingly taken a side in the All Blacks coaching debate
By Online Editors
All Blacks fullback Beauden Barrett appears to have endorsed Ian Foster's bid to become the next head coach.
The All Blacks arrived back in Auckland from the Rugby World Cup in Japan today where they finished third.
Asked whether he would like to see Foster take over from Steve Hansen as head coach, Barrett said he was hoping for some 'continuity going forward'.
"I've really loved worked with Fozzie over the last eight years," Barrett said.
"He's a very intelligent coach. A great team man and hopefully we can have some continuity going forward," he added.
Barrett said Hansen's record with the team, 93 wins from 107 tests, speaks for itself.
"Steve's legacy is a very strong one. His win percentage speaks for itself. I think the biggest thing with Steve is the way he makes his players' feel. Trust and confidence. We know he 100 percent has our back. As a player that's all you can really ask for. He's taught me a lot along the way and I'm very lucky for that," the All Blacks fullback said.
Barrett, who was a World Cup champion four years ago, said he was happy to see the Springboks beat England in the final.
"To be fair we were probably supporting them. It's nice to see a southern hemisphere team and players that we are so familiar with and have friendships with lift the trophy. If it couldn't be us, we were encouraging them to win," he said.
This article first appeared on nzherald.co.nz and is republished with permission.
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They bend the rules for pre-existing All Blacks, provided you've signed for a NZ franchise the following year.
Go to commentsUnder Rassie it is 5 wins for ABs, 1 draw, and 7 wins for the Boks. Of those games, only 3 were played in NZ, and 5 played in SA, and 5 on neutral ground.
Of the 3 played in NZ, the ABs only lost once. Of the games played in SA, SBs are 5-2, and on neutral ground its 3-2 to the Boks.
Seems pretty even to me, considering this is the greatest Boks team ever (I still think 2007 was better).
If Rassie wins, this will be the best Boks team ever, but the ABs aren't scared of a team who barely scrape wins against a reforming ABs team, and lost to an undercooked Irish side twice last year.
I predict a 7+ point win, leading by 13+ at halftime.
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