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NZR explain why they're effectively ruling out Warren Gatland as an All Blacks' coach
By Online Editors
New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew says Wales coach Warren Gatland is unlikely to be considered to succeed Steve Hansen as All Blacks coach because of his commitment to the British and Irish Lions.
In an interview with New Zealand's Radio Sport on Monday, Tew said it would be "impossible to coach the All Blacks and the Lions in a four-year period."
Gatland, who will return to New Zealand after the Rugby World Cup to coach the Hamilton-based Chiefs on a four-year contract, has also signed to coach the Lions in South Africa in 2021.
The four-member panel which will choose Hansen's successor won't be named until after the All Blacks play Wales in Friday's World Cup bronze medal match.
Tew said the new All Blacks coach would be named "before Christmas".
He said it was not necessary to accelerate the process after New Zealand's World Cup semi-final loss to England on Saturday.
While the panel would "reach out" to prospective applicants, all high performance coaches around the world know the All Blacks job is available and candidates would be "self-selecting".
Japan coach Jamie Joseph, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson and All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster are considered frontrunners to take over from Hansen.
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I thought you meant in europe. Because all of the reasons theyre different I wouldn't correlate that to mean for europe, as in french broadcasters pay two or three times as much as the UK or SA broadcasters do, like they do for their league.
With France, it's not just about viewers, they are also paying much more. So no doubt there will be a hit (to the amount the French teams receive for only playing a fraction of it) but they may not care too much as long as the big clubs, the top 8 for example, enter the meaty end, and it wouldn't have the same value to them as the top14 contract/compensation does. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if the 3 separate networks broadcast deals only went to the clubs in their regions as well (that's how SR ended up (unbalanced) I believe).
Go to commentsHis best years were 2018 and he wasn't good enough to win the World Cup in 2023! (Although he was voted as the best player in the world in 2023)
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