Sir Steve Hansen on the current state of the All Blacks

[@exactsame]

Ireland are a very good side Congratulations on winning the series

[@austingtir]

That first 40 minutes of the third test is more than enough for Foster to be done. Even when they came back in the second half it was off purely individual performances from Savea, Ioane and Jordan. Ireland played like a TEAM drilled to perfection. The AB's looked like absolute rabble even during the come back it was obvious they were going to make stuff ups and give ireland a chance to get out of it.

[@zabaleta66]

Well said. Ireland slaughtered us in that first 40.

[@barnabywsm]

Totally agree

[@danedwadd62]

@@zabaleta66 as a honest fan I think our pack isn’t good enough, only savea other teams would want in the pack

[@cvblackie3231]

We need a NEW DEFENCE coach. Ireland scored tries in the first 3-10 minutes in all of the 3 tests. That put us on the back foot from the start. At least we did get back into those tests by starting to score points later on. We need to start great from kick off.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Yet, when they win the first test everything is OK, suddenly they lose and all hell breaks loose and everyone panics. You fans are unbelievable. Never happy. Just cop the loss and move on. The All Blacks are actually allowed to lose you know

[@mikekasey1697]

As a coach myself one thing we like to make a point of at training is, we play what we control. We don’t control the Ref, weather, the other teams. Then the question becomes, what do we control? -Tackle practice and training is high on the list -Don’t go for interceptions -No jumping -No hands in ruck By identifying these problems areas and training them out of the game plan we have created a well balanced game and team culture that has lead us to the final

[@ciaranbrk]

Then youre a good coach dicipline watching your tackle height being connected to your own team managing the manageables.

[@killerangel4613]

IT"S FOZZY BRO END OF STORY, A TEAM IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT"S COACH AND SELECTION

[@cyndigooch1162]

@@killerangel4613 You're exactly right, you angel! 👼

[@joshmackenzie3301]

Don’t think a team should ever be coached to not go for interceptions, it’s just about decision making, if there’s a genuine chance for an intercept why not? Just don’t slap the ball down with no chance of regathering. often it can be a 14 point play, and even if it’s dropped it should only be ruled a knock on if the defender had a genuine chance at intercepting it.

[@bushtrail]

This interview is a good example of why the New Zealand public are so pissed. The comtemp Hanson shows is astoning. Trust us he says. We did when you pushed for Fosters appoinment, or should I say anointment? After two and half years we need to see some progress. Prehaps this sycophant interviewer should ask if there is every a scenario where Foster ahould be replace.

[@rapid1010]

My word, surely you must've at least 3 world cups in your trophy cupboard since you know something about coaching and winning games than Sir Steve Hansen.

[@wwiillll]

@@rapid1010 my grandma could have coached McCaw Carter and co to that wc. Hansen never won a thing in the ABs without Wayne Smith. Now his arrogance precludes him from even remembering Scott ROBERTSON's name, let alone "Ringtree"'s. He saddled the ABs with one of the old boys club and now sneers at the average punter. Revolting

[@fliksc9786]

funny now eh?

[@killerangel4613]

HANSON IS TALKING BULLSHIT BECAUSE HE HELPED INSTALL FUZZY, (NEW NAME)

[@alansmith7158]

I haven't won 3 world cups I only played 3rd grade rugby and even i can see they are tactically inept. 2nd test, ABs kick ball from there 22 and give it back to Ireland on the half way, 3 minutes later Ireland scored the first try of the 2nd test. 2 other times the ABs did the same thing and Ireland were camped in ABs 22. Absolutely stupid tactic. What did the ABs do in the first 3 minutes of the 3rd test, aimless kick from there 22, Ireland gets the ball on half way and score 2 minutes later. Who the heck is coaching this shit. Its beyond belief. The ABs tried running it out of there 22 and made a mistake and got hurt by that. How is it they are so tactically inept. It only improved when they started kicking the ball deep into Irelands 22 and started putting pressure on them, but by then they were 20 points down. Even Marshall was eluding to this in the coverage. They need to be tactically smarter, is this the coaches fault, it has to be he is at the top.

[@barrymcelligott6097]

NZ were on the slide when he was still in charge. They haven't improved since.

[@killerangel4613]

GOT IT IN ONE

[@april-tui3524]

Absolutely

[@stephenbrown9977]

They were ....the cracks were showing ...now the north has kicked on and you haven't

[@trhoda2001]

Exactly. And Fossie is basically a mini Hanson. Only repeating Hanson’s playbook. No innovation of his own to cope with the changing game plans of the north.

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

Consider Hansen's final 4 years though - Carter, McCaw, Kaino, Mealamu all retired, and Wayne Smith leaving. That's an absolutely enormous hole that can't be filled over night. It took many years to build that experience, and now we have to strap in for a few years while that happens.

[@makahawemcg3163]

We were simply Out-coached. Also, we cannot forget that the Northern hemisphere rugby have caught up to the Southern hemisphere. Super rugby hasn't helped. It maybe good for the Aussie and Pacific teams but for our players it's not the intense gruelling opposition we need to push our players past their threshold.

[@Skybar23]

covid was the defining moment in the gap closing

[@puppysoda7062]

Seriously Hansen….quit justifying Fosters defeats. Ok so we don’t know what is happening behind closed doors….therefore we go on team performance and results. What an absolute cop out from Hansen. Mind you it’s good to be in “old boys club”

[@killerangel4613]

I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR HANSON AFTER HIS CONDESCENDING BULLSHIT ABOUT MEDIA AND FANS BEING CLUELESS AND NOT MAN ENOUGH TO ADMIT HIS STRATEGIES WERE STALE IN 2018 AND ARE THE SAME ONES THAT FOZZY IS USING TODAY. I KNOW WE HAVE THE COACH AND PLAYERS TO BEAT EVERYONE AND WIN RWC, IT"S THE KNOW ALL IDIOTS AT THE TOP

[@cyndigooch1162]

Puppy Soda I didn't like it when Steve Hansen said that either because MANY knowledgeable Kiwi rugby supporters, who've been watching since they were children, or teenagers, can clearly see the games though! They know what could be done to enhance the chances of winning, such as changing player's roles and replacing one or more etc, hence why they're getting so frustrated. He's right that the public don't know what's happening behind the scenes, yet whatever is going on isn't working out, unless he's talking about a lot of infighting, which would make sense. 😊

[@patrickbrennan911]

Love Hansen and have great respect for the ABs. Win, lose or draw they are always humble and magnanimous. However I think the point of Ireland are picking players from all over the world is often overstated. We have 2 NZ nationals (who it’s worth pointing out are only playing for us, because they were considered not good enough to play with the ABs). We have an Aussie playing for the first time and only for the past year. Van Der Flier for example is Irish right back to his grandparents who were Dutch, not South African. In fact compared to the other European nations, we probably have the lowest level of foreign players, including NZ if you could the islands! We are getting better not by virtue of foreign players, but mostly from home grown changes.

[@dairet1945]

There are more residency qualified players in the ABs squad, nine, than in the Ireland squad about 4 or 5. The cheek of Hansen.

[@adrianmacgrath5814]

Ffs, new Zealand have looted Fiji Samoa and Tonga for decades

[@khooleo]

Mate irland and the rest of the world have been buying nz players and coaches at all levels for the last 10years witch is now paying off for them. All our game tactics and how we train has all been learnt. You can't say international players/coach's haven't made a difference.

[@taraishot100]

@@adrianmacgrath5814 mate those most of those players were born and raised in NZ. NZ is a multi cultural nation.. and those who weren’t born in NZ have been there since they were very very young it’s not the same

[@bennyblanco8314]

@@khooleo nah its cos we only turned professional in 2000 and it took us a few years to adapt to the physical demands of playing in a league. dont forget you nearly lost to amateur irish times on numerous occasions that just didnt have the fitness to finish it. different sport when everybody is fully adapted to professionalism mate and thats the reality. you're just not as good as you thought you were.

[@pretoriussarel2147]

Well done IRL beating AB's and winning the series in NZ

[@heinrichswanepoel6566]

I always respect Hanson. Great coach . After South Africa lost to Japan in 2015 I recall he even had encouraging words for the heneken Meyer. He knew that coaches are humans and this environment is cruel . Always a coach with common sense.

[@cthlite]

The idea of having continuity in the ABs coaching group is a good one, and served Henry and Hansen with success at the RWC in 2011 and 2015. Henry was an astute coach and Hansen was a good coach. However this 'continuity system' of coaching is totally reliant on the quality of the coaches drawn into the AB coaching group. There must be a proven record of success in the CV of the new inductees, for the 'system of continuity' to continue. You see there is no mysterious conveying of coaching greatness onto an apprentice in the AB coaching system. And this is where the system has fallen down badly with the appointing of Foster as AB coach. His coaching resume is very lightweight, with an average (around 50%) winning rate of games in Super Rugby with the Chiefs, and no championship success whatsoever. Dave Rennie took over from Foster at the Chiefs and won the SR title twice in a row. There was great astonishment amongst the NZ rugby public when Foster was appointed AB coach, as compared to Scott Robertson (the other AB coaching applicant) Foster's credentials paled into insignificance. Robertson at that time had won 3 SR titles in a row, taking over a Crusaders team that had won nothing in 9 years (he has since won 3 more, 6 in a row, making him the most successful SR coach in history). Hansen pushed his apprentice as his 'logical successor', and sadly Henry said Robertson lacked overseas experience as a head coach, blithely ignoring the fact that Foster had none either. Foster won 50% of his AB games in 2020, against Argentina (first AB coach to lose to this nation) and a weakened Australia. He did a bit better in 2021, with the stats bolstered by games against Tonga, Fiji (2), USA and Italy, but in the real litmus test of coaching ability, he lost 3 of 4 tests against top tier nations (SAF, IRE and FRA) towards the end of that year. Then to compound the issue he lost 2 of 3 tests against Ireland in New Zealand in 2022. And in the one win for the ABs Foster was not present in the leadup as he had Covid, and Joe Schmidt piloted the ship to the win. Foster's win rate against tier one nations now stands at 2 wins from 7 games (28%). The ABs team in the last two tests looked disjointed (rudderless?) for much of the games, and this is a direct reflection on the coach and his chosen assistant coaches. Foster was totally outcoached by Andy Farrell, and this has been commented on by Sean Fitzpatrick and many other astute rugby minds. It is obvious that Foster is out of his depth, and is now even grabbing a coach from Scott Robertson's Crusader group in an effort to shore up the problems as he heads into South Africa to battle the Boks at altitude. For the ABs to have any chance at all in the RWC 2023, Foster must be removed and Robertson made coach of the ABs. Interestingly, the world sees the problem and knows the remedy, but NZR struggle to come to grips with reality. It is the quality of the coaches taken into the AB coaching group that determines success or failure. Under Foster the system is failing.

[@jamiejones4746]

100pcent, 100% correct .

[@Sloppyjoe7390]

They want to get rid of foster before world cup or be losers, massive talent in the all blacks squad just being let down by coaching and it clearly shows.

[@markalexwhite]

France will beat ABs in the group stages which means NZ will probably have to face the Saffas in the QF - with Ireland (coming second to Saffas in their group) v France in the other QF. The winner of the semi-final on that side of the draw will win the world cup! Although I'm Irish, I live in France and have a huge affinity for them. The smart money is on France to lift the Webb Ellis on their home turf ;-)

[@damo9961]

Hansen just rode Graham Henry's coat tails. The team slowly declined under Hansen.

[@killerangel4613]

YEAH, THEIR STRATEGIES GOT OLD AND REDUNDANT

[@alana994aj6]

It was noticeable AB's pattern of play had not changed since Hansen relinquished head coach , Ian just seemed play the status quo percentage rugby , he hasn't really introduced any new style of play or come up with any new strategy , this Irish defeat was always coming with way ABs played.

[@mark130471]

Agree. And well said.

[@cringycook9597]

A case of suspended animation

[@thefobbie0034]

IT has not changed since 2016!

[@khooleo]

We didn't lose because of the reff or red cards it's our lack of ability to adapt and have different game plans depending on the game/team. We do the same every time and just rely on individual brilliance to spark the fire but we can't do that any more, The other teams are we to good.

[@danedwadd62]

Nz pack isn’t good enough, savea apart the rest are not good enough

[@charlietipene7818]

@@danedwadd62 the AB forwards are good, they could not combat the irish line running and recycle of the ball, every defence has holes, there forwards are rugby league style offence, whole new d, to combat, all black lost on the defence pattern, get done then we have a chance, frost needs to stand done, and the crusader coach come in....

[@danedwadd62]

@@charlietipene7818 New Zealand maul was so bad though

[@speeddemon9555]

i've just seen Fosters side lose to Ireland in the third test, this A.B. side lacks grit, they were beaten in all departments tonight, there was no response, some of the A.Bs looked lazy walking back to rucks and mauls, no plan b some of the passing and handling was atrocious, Foster and certain players have to go, bring in Razor who is young, up to speed, and has the utmost respect of the players.

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

100% agree, but man I feel sorry for Razor. He is being lauded as a messiah and when he finally gets the reins (hopefully Monday, but in reality next year) the pressure on him for success will be unbelievable.

[@garysmyth4599]

And Ireland weren’t bad too! 🙂

[@speeddemon9555]

@@user-yb9hi3us4p agreed, but Razors track record is win after win, have a look at Fosters record, loss after loss both in domestic rugby and internationals, the change has to happen, and soon if we are to win the rwc.

[@speeddemon9555]

@@garysmyth4599 they were brilliant, but as the old saying goes " you can only play as good as the opposition lets you " well the all blacks made them look brilliant by being so bad and letting Ireland play out of their skins, i don't take anything away from Ireland by saying this, they deserved to win all three tests, in the first test Ireland were dead unlucky, but honestly, have you ever seen such a bad All Black side ?

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

@@speeddemon9555 yeah Foster's record is mediocre at best, and that's being very generous. No idea how he got the gig as they said Razor hadn't enough international experience. Well neither has Foster apart from riding Hansen's coattails. Wonder if Razor struggled to get a good support team? Can't imagine that being a problem now though, it's a one horse race they should all be on the phone to him today. Was hoping to wake up to the news Foster had resigned this morning, but guess it will have to be the hard way. Doubt it will be expensive for NZR either, they must have a performance clause in his contract.

[@ibrahimsteyn1254]

Ireland and France have certainly exposed weaknesses in the All Blacks. Consistency and agression in forward play are the main problems. Ian Foster does have to take some blame. BUT, it is also important to recognize that many people didn't want Foster to be the coach in the first place, and many of them are snipping at the All Blacks to get to Foster.

[@killerangel4613]

NAH, COACH IS SELECTOR TOO, HE"S STUFFING UP

[@nzfreeski]

Report in the facts. ABs lost to Ireland 4 times from 7, including first loss ever to Argentina, and a coach who never won anything at provincial level. That’s the facts.

[@killerangel4613]

ABSOLUTELY CORRECT

[@fu8713]

There’s too many lost count of all Fosters amazing achievements 😳😅 fat potato

[@dabzvapelord]

as an australian rugby fan who only recently got back into the game it baffles me the way ABs fans and NZ media talk. it’s almost as if the ABs job it to be rugby and everyone else is in the way. at the moment it’s not that NZ is bad it’s that globally everyone is getting better. frankly it makes for an interesting game to follow knowing so many teams have a shot at winning.

[@damo9961]

It's the new head contact rules they are baffling and really really bad for the game. They will not prevent ACCIDENTAL head knocks, yet obviously accidental head knocks still get a red card - the same penalty for a deliberate punch to the head and it destroys the game.

[@killerangel4613]

OUR COACH BRO END OF STORY, MOST TALENTED POOL OF PLAYERS ON THE PLANET GETTING SHAFTED BY COACH AND SELECTORS

[@dabzvapelord]

@@killerangel4613 this is what I am talking about. never taking into account that there is another team involved and they might also be getting better. p.s. not saying fozy is the right choice

[@Camcolito]

@@dabzvapelord Hardly any of their forwards would make the other top sides.

[@rahonui7]

It is obvious that he is not a big "Scott Robertson" fan. It appears he is more than keen to keep his old mate "Fozzy" going on the steady path we have seen lead to the AB's getting smashed at home. Sir Steve has as many excuses as to why this happened as "Fozzy" has. No one is getting "emotional". Razor should have gotten the job back in 2019 and the AB's need him now more than they did back then.

[@thomasbisset4544]

i called the series loss with a win at eden Park when the first side was named. my opinions are well informed. im emotional because the nzru are accepting incompetence.

[@edwinhemi3273]

WHEN HANSEN LEFT HIS TIME WAS OVER AND HE NEW IT .HE HAD NOTHING NEW TO OFFER.SO WHY GIVE FOSTER THE TOP JOB HE WAS IN THE SAME BOAT.WE NEED CHANGE ROBERTSON IS THE MAN TO DO IT.

[@dylerturden8018]

Steve "please don't bully my mate" Hansen

[@pat1589]

The ABs started to slide under Hansen. Once he lost the greats in '15 then he was a bit of a lost sheep. He endorsed Foster as Coach too. Old boys network.

[@jamiejones4746]

Pat 1 , I wonder if Hansen endorsed Foster , knowing Fozzies dismal coaching records would make him (HANSEN ) look even better .

[@garryprendiville8891]

The team picked fozzie too...

[@MA9N0]

Funny to hear NZ talk about the selection of foreign players when they've had countless Samoan, Fijian and Tongan, Australian and South African players

[@LJFN213]

Aoteroa is the capital of the pacific islands, should we only pick white players??

[@Shanan81]

What is New Zealand? it's a Pacific Island. Most of these players were born here and are kiwi citizens. You know NZ is a diverse place full of many different people not just European and Maori right?.

[@MA9N0]

@@Shanan81 most? Do you mean ever or in an average team? Most of the Irish, English and Welsh players are form there too. But there's a narrative in the southern hemisphere that the North are selecting foreign players. My point is that this practice was started with NZ 😅 Andrew Mehrtens was born in SA. Jerome Kaino and Mils Muliaina were born in Samoa, Rokococo and Savu Reece in Fiji etc

[@HecClaytos4956]

@@LJFN213 it's called New Zealand

[@JohnSmith-wo2fz]

@@Shanan81 I was in NZ once, I don't think I interacted with a single European kiwi the whole time I was in Auckland. That place is swarming with Chinese and non-kiwis. Sad to see the decedents of the people who built that city have given it up without a fight.

[@snoopythedog3266]

Apart from the high ups NO ONE ELSE in the country thought Foster was the guy to be head coach. Get rid of the old boys club

[@lloydoconnor2862]

Foster has always conducted himself like a gentleman and deserves to be treated with respect

[@MrAckers75]

Think it’s just a fact that northern hemisphere teams have massively upped their game plain and simple!

[@CaptainChurrr]

Eddie Jones, Warren Gatland, Joe Schmidt....

[@Damudean]

Martin Devlin it isn’t all of a sudden. I’ve been supporting him but they aren’t talking about Foster they are talking about what they see on the field

[@mrh7742]

You gotta love that NZ arrogance :-) … As an Irish fan I’m not too optimistic that we can beat the ABs tomorrow but it would make for interesting radio to see the KIWIS go into full blown existential crisis mode ;-)

[@randomhero6832]

Not all kiwis are like the most you see online personaly mate it embarrass me the way I see it is if your a true rugby fan this weekend is 🔥 🔥 Northen and Southern sides tired 1-1 it's gonna be good 👍

[@mrh7742]

@Detka you ok mate?

[@killerangel4613]

YOU ARE WRONG ABOUT US KIWI FANS, WE ARE NOT ARROGANT, BASED ON BAD COACH AND SELECTORS I SAW IRELAND WINNING AND MOVING FORWARD IF WE DON"T CHANGE COACH WE ARE IN FOR MANY MORE

[@mrh7742]

@@killerangel4613 no offense intended. ABs are the gold standard and entitled to be arrogant. Ireland owes a lot of our success to the many Kiwi who coached in Ireland over the years …. and JGP, Joey Carberry, James Lowe :-)

[@fluntimes]

Sorry Sir Steve, knives out is well and truly justified here. If Foster isn't done now then maybe we need to lose badly against the Springboks in order to fully wake up. This team has been in decline since before the last world cup (brought to light in the semifinal loss to England). This isn't entirely bad or unpredictable given the heights the team achieved from 2011-2016. However, keeping the current leadership regime and reviving old ideas will not make this team better. We have a golden opportunity to make decisive changes as a result of this loss. To squander it and keep the coach and leadership in place would signal to the team, the country and the competition that we are happy with being mediocre. Hopefully good sense and intelligence reigns and we see the change this team sorely needs.

[@fabiangroom3228]

There's something seriously wrong with NZRU's ability to keep their best. Warren Gatland, Robbie Deans, Dave Rennie, Joe Schmidt, Jamie Joseph to name a few are all world class coaches currently and previously applying their trade elsewhere. Not even a snippet of advice is asked or given by these guys at international level, except for Schmidt only recently. Then they end up with someone that don't even make the cut. It's a sad situation.

[@rogerpattube]

Ok but how were all these coaches going to coach NZ at the same time?

[@hohepateika1]

Totally agree Mr Hansen. We disrespect Ireland but not giving them full credit for beating us. They were clearly better on the day. The blame game on the coach, the ref, our players etc. Ireland are the real deal and a bloody good team and have a better world ranking. But like all NZ supporters I really want the ABs to win, but sometimes it isn't possible. We can't win every test there is. I hope we win the 3rd test of course, but if it doesn't happen because they prove to better again, that's just the way it it is and we need to get better and catch up to the new bar and raise it again as we always have.

[@ianboggssister6636]

nobody is saying there a bad team but we havent only struggled against ireland.the day that the ian foster travisty started , everybody had concerns that day.that wasnt something that came into question when the irish beat us last weekend ,its something thats always been a question.it was something that was a question when he came in as an assistant ,and when he got head coach we just went backwards.i dont think anybody is denying that the irish are a great team because they are.in saying that has ian foster ever been a winning head coach any where?no.the fact the all blacks have won games under foster is testament to the overall talent in the nz talent pool not ian fosters master coaching.i think also some credit should be given to the irish coach he seems to have grasped a winning formula something our head coach has never had ,not in super rugby and not in international rugby. its painfully obvious that foster is a losing coach

[@moc7323]

Irish fan here , I’m fairly sure you guys will win on sat .. hot favs .. But my god NZ are making some amount of excuses.. Ref Tmo Cards World rugby Foster Ireland has foreign players ? It’s the end of our season ? Last yr Jezzz if Ireland win this week I’d say this list will grow ..

[@drisszyani3497]

Thé ABS have better players than Ireland. .. you must be serious but bad coached by a clown . Give thé ABS to joe schmidt or razor and you will see the difference.

[@ianboggssister6636]

@@moc7323 i agree i think thats a stupid excuse foreign players lol but in all honesty ian foster is a curse.wanna swap coaches and we will see how well he does with ireland?lol

[@killerangel4613]

NOPE BRO

[@stevedelahunty3859]

Hansen is responsible for this mess we are in. He recommended Ian ‘Never won anything’ Foster.

[@cspace1234nz]

No he’s not, he just recommended his mate. NZ Rugby are fully responsible for this debarkle and they are the only ones who can put it right.

[@killerangel4613]

@@cspace1234nz YES HE IS ALONG WITH HENRY HE PUSHED FOR FOZZY TO GET 2 YEAR EXTENSION

[@cspace1234nz]

@@killerangel4613 Do you people even think ? Who makes the decsions ??

[@rogue_luko]

The coach who orchestrated the first-ever defeat to an Irish team in 107 years - after agreeing to play a non-RWC test match in neutral territory (Chicago, U.S.A), and treated it like an exhibition game with his strange selections. Trouble is, Schmidt convinced the Irish to use that condescending approach to their advantage; and attack the AB's in set pieces and tight play: as if it were a RWC playoff. The Irish neglected to give NZ management a heads-up😂. Unfortunately the Irish leveraged the momentum from that initial win to convert into a string of successive and comprehensive wins thereafter. THE END.

[@Thembisile13]

I mean mate you forget that we beat the Irish in Dublin a week later and ofcourse the RWC quarter final. A more balanced approach is needed. However it must be said I don't feel we can beat Ireland tomorrow. I feel we dont have the bouncebackability we used to have...if we do win it will be like by 1 or 2 points.

[@aidanmasterson50]

@@Thembisile13 you mean beat up the Irish a week later in Dublin. My recollection had three Irish concussions, with two players unable to return to play. Won’t get away with that again with new rules.

[@chrisburns8158]

What about the head high on Barrett as he scored from Sexton. The ABs will win tomorrow as Ireland CHOKE in the big games simple as that.

[@aidanmasterson50]

@@chrisburns8158 I have every confidence that the ABs will win. Ireland haven’t won an away match where Wayne Barnes has been the ref since 2009. He is our bogie ref.

[@happychappy7115]

Ireland are a step ahead as a side. All Blacks need to wake up and smell the coffee.

[@naddanbb]

"and you'll see a response on saturday for sure" . and that about sums up the rest

[@Kkbullish690]

Go on Steve you can say it ,wales and Ireland are awesome, thanks for that m8 , you was a great coach for us here in wales and you are partly responsible for our success today👍

[@markmacken1]

Kiwis not knowing Irish players names tells you everything. They are in their own bubble.

[@unclejezza]

He’s not a coach anymore mate - he’s a punter, just like you and me. You’re telling me Irish fans know the names of all the ABs?

[@bittersweet340]

@@unclejezza Why! 😂 not like they play here every seasons.. its a different hemisphere.... Speaking of bubbles with out NZ influence Ireland would not be the team today.... 😜

[@bigdosser7448]

Stupid comment

[@SuperEdge67]

Yes because I’m sure all the Irish reporters could name the entire All Blacks squad and spell all the names correctly!! I have lived in 3 rugby playing nations and the average New Zealanders knowledge of the game far exceeds that of other countries.

[@SuperEdge67]

@@bittersweet340 Yep so many Kiwis in their team if they win they’ll have a celebratory hangi.

[@michaelsleftfoot352]

Totally agree with Hansen .. the game is to complicated and strewn with inconsistent reffing decisions… the breakdown especially is a joke that changes from ref to ref

[@dezdolla]

As much as i want abs to win i really want them to lose, so nzru cam realise foster aint doing anything special. Roberston is the man for the job and has proved himself

[@monkeybawls4318]

Joe Schmidt and Robertson would be great

[@happychappy7115]

NZ and AB hq are not reacting still proceeding as if AB former glory can continue. Times change.

[@killerangel4613]

SAME

[@shaunbrennan5882]

When did Robertson coach the ABs? I must have missed it all.

[@dezdolla]

@@shaunbrennan5882 super rugby mate. If you watched the final against blues youll see he knows how to get the guys punching from the get go, well structured. Ian had 3 games to prepare the abs and failed all 3 times

[@Saiyan4eva]

Steve Hansen was part of the problem including Henry & Fox for endorsing there ol mate Foster as head coach & this is the problem in the Abs set up right now is this "Old boyz club culture" we have in the NZRU & the best possible candidates for the head coaching job were all overlooked cause of it, we all wanted change & the Abs needed change but No, We got the same old same old, under Foster who had a poor record as head coach never won any titles at any level & now we have seen that poor record continue on with the Abs, the NZRU have to pick there balls up & sack Foster if they dont then the whole NZRU board need to be sacked too for being Incompetent!

[@fariedmanuel]

True and Hansen started the Barret love affair which has made the AB's a dysfunctional team - Beauden should be fullback and Scot and Jordie must be chased away

[@maumentum]

We will loose the RWC because of

[@when3305]

Preach 👏🏿

[@quintonbalie1525]

Henry was not pro Fossie, he stated that he thought Dave Rennie could have been appointed.

[@mothehammer6535]

Had no idea Henson could whine so much, wow!! Just the tone of his voice sounds like a sulking 2 year old. You lost bro, deal!

[@Badmansband]

Hansen was responsible for the decline after 2016. A series loss is unacceptable and these excuses from Hansen and other rugby pundits in NZ are unacceptable and inexcusable. Foster might be a nice guy but we've lost 5 of the last 6 or 7. He can't take the ABs to the World Cup.

[@stealthpakfa]

Lost a lot of respect for Hansen after he recommended the charlatan Ian Foster for head coach.

[@drisszyani3497]

Old boys club OUT : Hansen graham Henry foster fox… Nzru need clean. Welcome to Razor.

[@killerangel4613]

NEED ALOT MORE WHITE BOYS TOO AND THAT"S COMING FROM ME, A MAORI

[@bevanritete9954]

Hanson only lost 11 test matches over his 8 year tenure as head coach. Unreal

[@dairet1945]

The rot began with Hansen, he handed an aging squad and sinking ship to Foster.

[@2011hwalker]

@@dairet1945 Well Foster had every chance to change it up didnt he?!? Foster has no leadership characteristics

[@barrylynch3602]

Suggest the NZRU explain the rules of the game to the NZ players and coaches and then emphasise that they apply to both teams... Very simple.

[@celticlofts]

Hanson: You'll see a response on Saturday that's for sure... Well where was that response Mr. Hanson?

[@brianbutler6246]

16 wins 6 losses 69% win ratio and add sam cane as captain hes gota go before next years disaster world cup.wheres razor.

[@CaptNeeda]

His name is Ringrose Steve, not Rowntree or Ringtree. And his tour is over.

[@mrgabagoo580]

It strikes me that as understandable as it is that the ABs regard themselves as the kings of rugby and th northern hemisphere as the poor relatives, they are not accepting reality. Ireland have emerged over the last twenty-five years from being the weakest "Tier-1" nation, behind even the Scots FFS, to being, perhaps the nation that has best adapted to the professional era and metamorphosed from top tier Rugby's whipping boy into a serious danger to any elite rugby nation. The ABs were not defeated by a sixth or seventh ranked Ireland, but a team alongside France grappling for no 1 ranked nation. The ABs may well come back and beat the pants off everyone, but they do not have a good given right to the no 1 spot. I am far more worried about the decline of the sport in Australia than the ABs losing to an exceptionally good and highly motivated Irish team.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Yet they still insult Ireland by calling their win a 'Shock win' over the All Blacks. To me that's disgusting and arrogant of the kiwis. What, are the All Blacks never allowed to lose? The aura surrounding them is damaged.

[@conorkilleen2571]

"Gary Rowentree" or was it "Ringtree"? wow! and we're listening to this.

[@williamcarter3933]

Truth is....The rest of the world has just caught up with the ABs after their headstart of the professional game.

[@Skybar23]

The world caught up as soon as NZ coaches and players started applying thier trade overseas.

[@dignamshane]

Bloody excuses, excuses, excuses. Everyone has to play by the same rules.

[@damo9961]

So dumb rules that add 50/50s that result in red cards are good? Rules definitely make or break a game.

[@KiwiGraggle]

The current state is, its in a STATE. NZ have the players, but I look at the coaching team and Management. Its just not what NZ needs. Unfortunately we have Pommies who are in NZRB who make the decisions on who is the Manager. He and his team need to now go, we need a stable and high end coaching unit that can get NZ back on track and they can get back on track. SA did it, so why cant NZ?.

[@thadtuiol1717]

Why the F are pommies anywhere near our team?

[@Camcolito]

They don't have the players, especially hardly any of the forwards would make other teams.

[@johncreedon1833]

The response Hanson spoke of here, and expected clearly, never came to fruition..they just got a bigger hammering.

[@milestaylor1361]

Facts! All the facts support the conclusion NZ rugby is on the slide. Look at the stats. Look at the results. Something has to change if you expect different results. NZ rugby is having a nervous breakdown because it's not aligned with reality.

[@markrusden3651]

Excuses, ABs were the benchmark of excellence in world rugby. Now blaming the players, Coach Foster is that 5% below par that Hansen is accusing the players of. A coach should motivate players and analyze the opposition to create a plan to win. NZ has the players! Any other world team would salivate with the talent the ABs have. Look what Ireland has done with NZ player that could not make the ABs.

[@apiadventures3213]

Yes mate 100%

[@killerangel4613]

HANSON IS FULL OF BULLSHIT, TRYING TO HIDE THE FACT THAT HE IS THE FIRST AB COACH WHO LOST TO IRELAND. ALSO FOZZY IS THE FIRST COACH TO LOSE TO ARGENTINA

[@MrShhuush]

Steve is right on the money. The 2015 ABs forced everyone to get better. because the normal way of defending was never gonna be the same anymore. but no we have our generations coming through who will grow up combating that and we’ll that coming through in the years to come.

[@happychappy7115]

All Blacks showing same weaknesses for last 2 years: bad discipline (giving away yellow cards and reds is plain wrong) too many dropped passes/handling errors and probably the biggest problem is no wise old head leading their game management. Look at Johnny Sexton; Ireland are always placed well and in control. If same All Black scenario prevails in to World Cup as looks likely, it will be a sorry sight.

[@verbatim1144]

All Black culture reached Peak Arrogance when Mark Robertson took the helm as CEO that is the biggest problem.. Fosters results as a head coach is 56%, or D Grade, his shocking results with the AB's have actually elevated that to a D+. They pick players on merit, why not coaches... He's running true to form and the only surprise is surprise...

[@briancurtis5796]

I’m listening from Ireland and so I bring my own bias. That said, I find much of the conversation in NZ around ref’ing mind boggling. The rule changes are being brought in, to put massive 20’st men at a disadvantage in open play in favor of smaller, more agile players with better techniques. In the hope that this will cause less damage in the collisions. NZ are refusing to adjust to the new reality when everyone else already has. NZ are beginning to get blown for foul play that, they and they alone, used to get away with. It pure AB’s exceptionalism! it Samoa had played like NZ at the weekend they would have been given 2 red’s and an additional yellow. The red was a red! The prop stepped toward Gary ringrose why is everyone behaving like there was no change of direction from him, it was poor technique and got what the play deserved.

[@nzfreeski]

The most arrogant northern hemisphere commentary for years is “the all blacks are only the best team for 100+ years because they were dirty”. And “the ref is just catching them now”. It’s a nonsense and offensive. By the way, unless Ireland win the decider, they’ve won nothing. Just like the world cup quarterfinal. Ireland a great team. Just as good and bad as any team.

[@briancurtis5796]

@@nzfreeski if that’s how you’ve decided to interpret my point, then there is no point in engaging. Here is an example of my point; when Bundi got sent off in the RWC for a very similar tackle 3 years ago everyone in irelands instant reaction was “he gone- no way he doesn’t see red” 3 years on and things are only moving in one direction. But if you’ve decided in your head that I am making some point about NZ cheating there way to a century of dominance of the game then that’s up to you. To give you some context We all grew up here, getting up early to watch the blues play rugby that seemed to be light years ahead of what we played. Skill level and tactics from another planet. When I was a kid all black jerseys were more common that Irish jerseys. For years I have consumed NZ rugby content because of the levels of knowledge. Yet recently the conversation in the public seems to be shock for being given cards that for everyone else has been a give for 4 or 5 years. Take that in any spirit you want

[@stealthpakfa]

Northern hemisphere ruining the sport as usual.

[@wwiillll]

NZ buried its head in the sand with its 20 minute red card rule. Whilst everyone else adapted to avoid a red at all cost, it wasn't much of an issue for NZ games, 10 minutes more than a yellow, players and coaches didn't care much. Now reds are back to being permanent and NZ players are being found out big time 😂 From a kiwi . PS as a rugby lover, ref, player and coach, I wish we wouldn't refer to accidents as foul play. it diminishes the term

[@ajaylal5892]

Why didn't the Irish player get a red card in the 3rd test?

[@wyntonvisser429]

This is so frustrating to hear. Rassie Erasmus made an hour long plea to world rugby about EVERY point Hansen just raised. No feedback over refing, no consistency in tackling. He got ZERO support from Hansen or Jones, now suddenly when they fall foul they ask for support. Not cool boys, if you backed your peers a bit more rather than abandoning Rassie, you'd be smiling now.

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

South Africa have to take a fair.amount of blame for that. They were always the whinging partner in Super Rugby, and now in the Championship - remember 2020 and their petulant late withdrawal? That partnership fractured a long time ago, and now it sounds like Australia want to run away too, although no idea where they'd go. Tbh I reckon NZ Rugby would be better served returning to our old NPC and ditching Super Rugby altogether. We don't need others to help improve our game, we have 20-odd provincial unions that all play unique styles and would test each other out.

[@wyntonvisser429]

@@user-yb9hi3us4p Hi X, thx for your response. I agree with you that NZ has 20 odd provincial unions and tremendous depth. SA has comparable resources. I am saddened to hear that you'd consider withdrawal from international exposure and pigeonhole yourselves on your island - this is exactly the point I was trying to set out. Rather than skirmish among ourselves and isolate our teams from interacting/learning from each other, we should unite against the common gripe that we all share with World Rugby. Brodie Retallic has a broken cheekbone for goodness sake, that means something to me. Where's the consistency? Does Irish safety mean more than All Black wellbeing? The All Blacks are very close to South African hearts and we'd hate to lose our rapport with your beautiful nation.

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

@@wyntonvisser429 you're absolutely right mate on the safety concerns (and for my sins I married a saffa girl, so do keep a weather eye on you blokes as well!). those were exactly the same situations yet 1 week its red the next its yellow. I haven't watched a match since 2020 now because I'm so sick of the random calls ruining matches. and no, either call being different probably wouldn't have changed the results. however, the one in Dunedin did lead to the ABs being without Savea for most of the match and he's been one of our better performers so you never know. I'm not suggesting isolation, just that super rugby served its purpose but has now become a pointless muddle that I don't believe helps anyone. they should have just left it as Super 12, as the extra Aus and SA teams were useless and just diluted their other sides. Then the obsession with expansion wrecked it Australia are making noises about leaving (a lame attempt at blackmail though, they'd wither on their own) so I say let them go. they did it in the netball too, pulled out of the trans-tasman comp thinking they'd be better on their own without realising most of the money came from Skytv in NZ. Now Aus Netball is bankrupt lol! NZ rugby has lost a bit of its soul without the NPC being pride of place. the best development for young players was in the NPC with a mix of young up and comers, current All Blacks, but most importantly the old stagers than wouldn't never get near a test jersey but played 15 years of NPC rugby and new all the tricks of the trade. I suspect it's the same for SA rugby now your players are spread far and wide, but I think especially French club rugby is very similar to our old NPC.

[@KernowekTim]

Wise words from Sir steve. Vast experience has no equal. This interview was great craic Martin.

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

What are you on about? Hansen publicly anointed Foster has his hier as though he was some kind of king handing down his crown. Of course he's going to keep saying Foster is the man, because what else can he say? I was wrong and didn't actually prepare the All Blacks for a transition? Hansen pretty much backed the board into a corner to pick Foster, and I'm now wondering how much he had to do with the contract extension last year. That was just bizarre

[@murrayjohn8608]

Interesting interview from a man qualified to speak - on the coaching situation in New Zealand (you've simply fallen behind), refereeing and world rugby. Ireland and France are really good (exceptional teams), they play other really good teams 10-times a year and the NH club competitions in the quarters, semis and finals are like Tests, so the players AND the coaches have multiple Test quality learning opportunities in a year. It would be nice to see NZ move away from the game plan, where they are looking to pounce on other teams mistakes and where they return to a possession game - there seems no doubt that the current players have the skill set, the question is can they be coached to a game plan that they have confidence in and can the forward skill at the game line, breakdown and line-out be improved to the point where they can support the game plan ... and this is a good Ireland side that's well coached. Interesting to note when you come back coaching that Leinster couldn't win either of their club competitions.

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

Very good point. The NH club competitions really are test match level intensity, especially the play offs. Players in NH have been getting exposed to that level more frequently and I think that is a factor in the gap closing between NH and SH international teams. Leinster were in the URC semi and the champions cup final, although they lost, those games were excellent "preparation" for the tests against NZ.

[@dairet1945]

Typically ignorant comment from Hansen saying Ireland is a team of players from all over the world. NZ have 11 overseas born players from 5 different countries, Ireland have 11 from 5 different countries. Not seeing any difference. The biggest difference though is the majority of the Irish overseas born players were born to Irish families overseas.

[@bengormley2517]

Ringtree?...wow...it is true....NZ don't know Irish players names...wow...

[@dontgivetoohoots]

Petition to have Foster removed

[@eddyandrews3962]

Dnt agree wth hansen he had a good run bt also started playing players out of position nd persisted wth 2 flyhalves on the field hence we lost a world cup we neva shud hv lost nw foster is goin da same route 😥 havilli n cane must go so shudda coaching staff bring in robinson also gv tuipae more game tym at 12

[@kevingallagher7507]

The number of red cards might be a bit extreme but it will eventually force players to tackle lower. The next step is stopping the ball carrier leading with the forearm/elbow.

[@joshmackenzie3301]

Yes it will, however incidents like Angus’s in the 2nd test will never ever be reduced/ prevented because it’s completely accidental, no way something accidental with no intent (also not reckless in any way) should equate to a red card

[@kevingallagher7507]

@@joshmackenzie3301 Hi Josh. I completely agree there was no intent to injure Ringrose but his body position going into the tackle meant he was reckless and created the possibility that there could be a clash of heads in the collision so I don't think it can be said to be completely accidental.

[@SirOrganic]

The rules or laws of the game as we have known it have changed. The NH teams have adapted better. It will take time for the laws to adjust, or teams to adjust with decisions around defensive contact until we can properly judge where the contender teams are at.

[@petermilner3937]

Foster has to go. He's had plenty of opportunity to prove himself. He's proved himself alright.... to be useless

[@killerangel4613]

TOTALLY AGREE, AS USELESS AS HANSON FROM 2018

[@tiomiguel999]

1:32 DID STEVE HANSEN DELIBERATELY MISPRONOUNCE SCOTT ROBERTSON'S NAME???

[@marcdunne7831]

Steve Hansen sounds like a great guy, he was a great coach new Zealand were very dominant for years under his good leadership, hope when he says simplify the game it doesn't mean turn it into rugby League, I think they should bring back the ruck properly again allow forwards be forwards, it will bring about alot of space for the backs and eliminate alot of the rules around the breakdown, it will slow up the game but everyone will understand the rules. Soccer doesn't change it's rules every 5 minutes, tennis doesn't, NFL doesn't rugby is obsessed with changing its rules, change the rules change the sport as far as I am concerned.

[@rapatel1642]

How did abs win 1st game? Answer different coach. Abs continue with foster will not get to the semis at the world cup.

[@ciaranbrk]

Ringrose, Gary Ringrose one of the top 5 outside centres in the world a 44 cap veteren a man who has faced the all blacks at least 4 times by now. Called a boy? And worse Hanson gets his name wrong. A man who has played against "Hansen" and his all blacks and beaten them and he still doesn't know the chaps name I'm simply irritated by the arrogance.

[@martinhaines2884]

It’s Hansen not Hanson. I mean….

[@ciaranbrk]

@@martinhaines2884 wow that's pedantic fixed it.

[@martinhaines2884]

@@ciaranbrk you were asking for respect to remember his name.

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

Sounds like Wednesday is D-day. Foster's body language in the presser showed he doesn't want to be there and knows he's gone. As an aside, big congrats to Chile for making their first RWC beating the USA. I know where you can get a cheap NZ coach if you want one...

[@reginamc8251]

Can’t agree with Hansen about players not learning from the cards, 3 years ago in 6N, HC, there were loads of cards, they have learnt, as time goes on there have been less cards. The problem is that super rugby isn’t reffed the same way as NH comps, so then it comes to NH v SH international and SH teams are shocked with the cards.

[@danaw7657]

they didnt learn-players still jackle past the ball at rucks and crawl for extra metres/double roll when tackled. The refs just stopped over blowing cause WR told them to stop. Its a literal checkbox for head contact right now- "any contact" starts with a red, and gets mitigated down based on factors they have listed. Thats ridiculous

[@reginamc8251]

@@danaw7657 tell that to the players now suing WR because of.dementia issues they are now suffering from, and thank god you are a viewer and not a participant

[@stealthpakfa]

Northern hemisphere don’t have it wrong.

[@t3lurid3]

Worth looking at the Bundee red card in last WC v Samoa and how the Irish media, coaches and players talked about it - there was no whining about the laws kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmiwhKabg7-ImLs Ireland and other countries have had to adapt to new laws why should it be different for the ABs? And Ta'avao was part of the defensive line why was he not better prepared to tackle? Ringrose wasn’t even throwing any major shapes despite a lot of NZ media types saying he suddenly changed direction. Ta'avao doesn’t get a let off cos he’s a big dude. If the law changes mean that forwards need to be a bit leaner with some more open play footie skills then that’s another win. Watching wider end wider players play 50 min and then be replaced by equally oversized units is not such a great spectacle. And stop moaning about why red cards are not 20 min. Maybe when tier 1 teams have all gotten the message that head height tackles can have serious repercussions for long term player health then we can look at tweaks there but the 2nd test was not a good argument for that.

[@frazermackie2076]

Unfortunately people see Hansens reign through rose tinted glasses. The group of players he inherited, developed and wrapped in cotton wool until england beat the abs in the world cup have long gone and no one was there to follow in their footsteps. Hardly any player development during that time and if your face didnt fit Europe or Japan was the only sensible option. It's a complete re start in my opinion and fans should not be surprised the abs are no longer at the top of the pecking order.

[@Formakiwi]

To listen to most fans online, you´d think all they had to do was appoint Scott Robertson and everything would be fine. It´s a wishful fantasy and belies the fact that the team have been leaning on the Crusaders for over a decade, they´ve clearly been falling behind since about 2016 and few alternatives to the current player lineup exist.

[@frazermackie2076]

@@Formakiwi Exactly right.

[@Comerford1986]

"Rowntree???? Ringtree?????" "Yeah" What was his next attempt going to be? Ringtone??? Redrose?? Is Gary Ringrose a difficult name??

[@Camcolito]

:-D Also pretty sad that even Hansen apparently doesn't know a player who has been playing for Ireland for years, probably goes some way to explaining why the ABs keep losing to them.

[@Jordan-du6fu]

You don't have to be a good player to be an ab under foster (jordie Barrett, Angus Ta'avao, Ofa, Karl and many more

[@markcourtney2205]

Bloody legend Hansen and spot on with your insight and views.Great to the point interview..Go the ABs!

[@killerangel4613]

HANSON TALKING BULLSHIT AND MAKING EXCUSES FOR POOR COACHING FROM 2018 TO NOW BY HIM AND NOW FOZ

[@moc7323]

Ireland are picking players from all over the world ..? Aki and Lowe .. Aki didn’t start last week and Lowe has been poor so far .. so hardly winning because of these two players .. excuses excuses… Oh the cards are the other reason ..

[@bengormley2517]

Hansen is funny....more excuses....NZ didn't want our NZ players

[@barrymcelligott6097]

Saying Ireland pack their team wirh foreign players is way off the mark.How many overseas born players have played for NZ even in the last 15 years? Taking young lads from the islands who can barely write a paragraph under the guises of a "scholarship" doesnt make them Kiwis no matter how the NZRU dress it up. Let Tonga and Samoa have their players

[@dairet1945]

Its no surprise NZ got a red card in the Lions series and continue to get red cards in the series now. Hansen didnt get it back then and they still dont get it now. Zero ability to self reflect and to be accountable.

[@killerangel4613]

IT"S CALLED AN ISLAND TACKLE, SONNY DID ONE AND COST US THAT GAME, IF YOU TACKLE AROUND THE LEGS YOU CAN"T HIT THE HEAD, COMMON SENSE

[@markwairepo2871]

Hansen should have gone before the last world cup. His ego got the better of him

[@markalexwhite]

Make that 2 AB losses back to back and a series loss on their own turf! ;-) #COYBIG

[@speak_your_truth.]

Yeah some response Henry 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crackheadsthemovie5201]

Yes the top two teams are in the Northern Hemisphere and Ireland are one of them, and they deserved their success. That's correct and people should recognize that, but not sure I agree with the rest. Devlin starts by saying it's "one loss and the knives are out". That's bullshit from the very start. No it isn't. It's a first loss to the pumas since 1985 in a year with 2 wins two losses and a draw, it's a first loss to Ireland on NZ soil, it's a first home series loss to Ireland and a first home series loss in nearly a quarter of a century. It's four losses in the last 5 games. It's that Ireland looked highly organized and NZ didn't. It's that NZ has been playing the same style for the last 10 years and haven't changed. It's that Foster was signed off the back of a rubbish season. Hansen is a great AB coach but he was failing at the end of his reign - running out of ideas - outthought by Eddie Jones. Jones said he planned for 2 years to beat the all blacks in that semi. How could he plan for 2 years if we weren't playing the same way for all that time. Foster so far has carried that on. He needed to bring something different and he hasn't - not yet - not significantly. Even when NZ were still dominant, they were winning a lot of games off individual talent, not on tactics.

[@drisszyani3497]

Who did give the ok for the job to clown foster ??😂😂😂 guys like Steve Hansen graham Henry.. These clowns have the responsability for the ABS ‘ disaster. Now shut up Hansen … The NZRU need revolution : old boys club = OUT. Foster must go out !!! Welcome to Razor now.

[@aaronmckechnie4467]

You’re a sick and twisted individual.

[@CleanCutt]

Foster has shown us all over the last 2 years that he's better suited to coach at club rugby level. He is not a test coach. Time to get rid of him and bring competence back to the black jersey.

[@naddanbb]

i would rather keep my club coach

[@mark130471]

Fozzy told us us that we are underestimating Ireland. Hansen is telling us we are under estimating Ireland. They're telling us that we can't work out that Ireland are a good team. Rubbish. We can work that out. The score shows it as well. Ireland have made great inroads. We haven't. We can work out that Ireland are playing well, look to be coached really well. Don't patronize us. We can work out all by ourselves that Ireland are a good team, we can also work out that our current coach is shit.

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

Also, as an Irishman, a kiwi played a big role in our improvement in recent years. If so were the NZRU I’d be beating a path towards Joe Schmidt’s door to offer him the big job.

[@julianalderson3938]

Agree alot. Reds for head clash that does happin. An intercepts gone wrong. Not negative play. Hope they look hard at these things.

[@jaydoolies6973]

anyone but the coach

[@markopoloasia]

How about honestly sharing how many dislikes are on this video later 😂

[@warriorsfan1602]

Hansen's continuity plan is working well lol

[@Formakiwi]

Hanson´s partly responsible for the condition the team finds itself in today; neglected standards at the breakdown and set piece, emphasized the run-and-pass game ahead of everything else, and didn´t refresh the lineup often enough to develop strong secondary options in key positions. The misbegotten "dual-playmaker" experiment of playing Beauden Barrett behind RItchie Moúnga occurred on his watch and has hindered both players. Likewise the perverse inability to select a consistent specialist fullback, develop a world-class front row or effectively deploy the talents of Ngani Laumape and the misuse of Ardie Savea have his fingerprints on them. Ian Foster would likely never have made it into the ABs staff, let alone head coach´s job without Steve´s endorsement.

[@zabaleta66]

Rubbish Hansen! Foster isn't up to it!

[@stephengreer730]

This is the present not history. 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@garylake1676]

Ireland has transformed their team based on the success of the four regions, the truth is, that Ireland is now effectively a Barbarian Team, based in the Emerald Isle, they have embraced the global stage and with a great coaching set-up, they are the number one team in World Rugby.

[@zackbarrow1927]

Shall we pause and reflect who is complaining about the rules and World Rugby management now?

[@aidantyrrell8544]

As I 42 year old Irish man in 1988 tour I new the players up to this year bar a few I struggle to name the team I think northen hemisphere club teams are offering big cash to get your players including leinster munster ulster ireland until you look after your players this will happen