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All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has confirmed Neil Barnes, Tana Umaga, Mike Blair and Jason Ryan as his assistants.

Neil Barnes will be the senior assistant with lineout expertise.

Tana Umaga as defence coach.

Mike Blair as attack coach.

Jason Ryan remains as forwards and scrum coach.

Meanwhile, Phil Healey is the All Blacks head of performance, replacing the long serving Nic Gill.

This means Scott Hansen, Tamati Ellison and Bryn Evans are out.

More details about the appointment in the Stuff NZ article.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360955069/three-new-all-blacks-assistant-coaches-confirmed

Three new All Blacks assistant coaches confirmed All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has confirmed his assistant coaching group and head of performance to take the team through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Dave Rennie is the new All Blacks head coach.

Live announcements can be found in this Stuff NZ link:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360946549/live-dave-rennie-next-all-blacks-coach

NZR is working with Rennie on who will be the assistants.

More info to come.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360946540/all-blacks-appoint-dave-rennie-new-head-coach

All Blacks appoint Dave Rennie as new head coach NZ Rugby has announced Dave Rennie as the next All Blacks coach.

NZR have announced Chris Kinraid and Chris Brown as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Commedcial Officer (CCO), respectively.

Meanwhile NZR is still in the hunt for the next All Blacks coach and the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Details about the CFO and CCO appointments is in this Stuff NZ article:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360938915/nz-rugbys-search-all-blacks-coach-and-chief-executive-continues-other-top-brass-appointed

NZ Rugby’s search for All Blacks coach and CEO continues - but other top brass appointed NZ Rugby may still hunting be for an All Blacks coach and chief executive officer following the departures of Scott Robertson and Mark Robinson, but it has appointed a new chief financial officer and chief commercial officer.

The All Blacks will take on the Springboks in Baltimore, USA for the fourth test of the 2026 Greatest Rivalry Series.

The M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, will be the venue.

This is the first time the two teams play each other in the US.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360928379/all-blacks-play-test-against-springboks-baltimore-united-states

All Blacks to play Springboks in ‘groundbreaking’ United States test The All Blacks will break new ground when they clash with the world champion Springboks at the home ground of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens on September 12.

It's official - Scott "Razor" Robertson sacked as All Blacks head coach midway into his four year contract with NZR.

Razor departs the All Blacks with a 74% winning record, 20 wins from 27 tests across 2024 and 2025, but also includes the unwanted record of that 43-10 record home defeat to South Africa in Wellington last year.

NZR is underway to find a new head coach and assistants.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360924860/scott-robertson-sacked-all-blacks-coach

Scott Robertson sacked as All Blacks coach The All Blacks will have a new coach this year with Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson having been sacked midway through his four-year contract.

This is big news!

Razor could be sacked as All Blacks head coach.

Who will be the replacement coaches (both head coach and assistants) if this happens??

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/scott-robertson-to-be-axed-by-new-zealand-rugby/

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson to be axed by New Zealand Rugby New Zealand Rugby is expected to announce its decision to fire Scott Robertson from the role of All Blacks coach, bringing his tenure to an end just two years into a four-year contract.

The 2026 All Blacks home test venues are confirmed.

There will be four home tests in 2026 and two of them will be at Eden Park.

As part of the new Nations Championship, the All Blacks will kick off their 2026 season with three home tests in July, taking on France at the new One NZ Stadium in Christchurch, followed by Italy at Sky Stadium Wellington, then Ireland at Eden Park Auckland.

August-September will be the much anticipated South African tour which includes 4 tour matches and four tests against the Springboks.

The first Bledisloe Cup test will be held at Eden Park on October 10th, with the return match seven days later at Accor Stadium in Sydney.

Then the End of Year Tour will be the away leg for the Nations Championship where the All Blacks will take on Wales, Scotland and England, before a final Nations Championship playoff match to finish the season.

That's a total of 17 matches, which includes 13 tests and 4 tour matches - 2026 will be a grueling test schedule, but exciting at the same time!

Rugby World Cup 2027 Pools were drawn yesterday.

Now the pools are revealed, the Rugby Pass article below gives an indication on who will each of the top six teams will likely to meet in the knockout rounds.

Differing to previous World Cups, the 2027 showpiece will have a Round of 16 elimination round before the quarterfinals, made up of the top 2 teams from each pool plus 4 best third-place teams.

The All Blacks have the Wallabies in their pool. Should they top Pool A, they are likely to face the Springboks in the quarterfinal, France in the semifinal and England in the final.

That's a tough road to lift the Webb Ellis Cup.

More details are in this article below:

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/the-potential-route-to-the-rugby-world-cup-final-for-the-top-6-teams/?xnpe_tifc=huoDb.Hp4FsLhuh.4FU_4ypsafeWaeiWhFWDRfJvaN89V9UNhMP1hdJLRfXcbdiArFLubfolx.EN4IE_4.H7xF_T&utm_source=rugbypass&utm_campaign=RugbyPass_RWC27_Draw_Reengagement_03122025_WR_Opt-ins_Engaged&utm_medium=email

The potential route to the Rugby World Cup final for the top 6 teams The 2027 Rugby World Cup pools have now been confirmed, and teams can start plotting their routes to the deeper stages of the competition.

Rugby World Cup 2027 Pools have just been drawn!

Pool A

The All Blacks are in Pool A with the Wallabies, Chile and new comer Hong Kong China!

That opening match on October 1st in Perth will be one hell of a cracker!!

Pool B

World Champions South Africa will join Italy, Georgia and Romania.

Pool C

The Los Pumas joins Fiji, Spain and Canada.

Pool D

Ireland joins their fellow Six Nations competitor Scotland, Uruguay and Portugal.

Pool E

Les Bleus are joined by Japan, USA and Samoa.

Pool F

England is joined by Wales, Tonga and Zimbabwe.

Bledisloe Cup is returning to Sydney in 2026!

Rugby Australia have just released the Wallabies 2026 test schedule, which included a home and away Bledisloe Cup tests.

The Wallabies will play the All Blacks at a to be confirmed venue in New Zealand on October 10, followed by a return fixture at Sydney's Accor Stadium seven days later on October 17.

The Wallabies full 2026 test schedule can be found in the Rugby Australia weblink below:

https://wallabies.rugby/news/wallabies-test-schedule-locked-in-for-2026-20251126

Wallabies Test schedule locked in for 2026 Wallabies Test schedule locked in for 2026Wed, Nov 26, 2025, 1:00 AMby Rugby AustraliaRugby Australia is pleased to confirm an exciting 14-Test program for the Wallabies in 2026, featuring the first edition of the Nations Championship tournament and huge Flight Centre Series matches against South Af...

ALL BLACKS WIN 52-26

All Blacks had 2 tries disallowed early in the 2nd half, but still managed to score 4 converted second half tries to bag this win.

All Blacks win but they had to work hard for it. Many All Blacks fans won't be happy that Wales scored 4 tries of their own - 3 of those down the All Blacks right flank.

The All Blacks finish their 2025 test season with 10 wins and 3 losses. A positive win record but also a lot of lows - no one will forget the record loss to the Boks in Wellington and that second half meltdown against England last weekend. There is still a lot to be desired from this All Blacks team.

A big thank you to Cheers Bar Sydney who live streamed all of the All All Blacks tests and British and Irish Lions games this year.

Also a big shout out to those who turned up to join us supporting the All Blacls this year - you're the reason why we run this club.

See you all next year - 2026 has an exciting test season, kicking off in July!