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The short answer would be no. He made the finals with the Chiefs just 2 times in 8 years, in his last 2 seasons they finished 10th and 11th then immediately after he left, Rennie won back to back Super Rugby ***les and the Chiefs have been in the finals every single year since Foster's...

Rennie is a great appointment for you lads! I expect him to turn things right around for you, should be exciting to watch.

Yeah I'm aware he said that, but I'm sure that's not the only factor. No offence to Australian rugby, but anyone would drop that gig for the All Blacks job. The recruitment process looks disorganized as well, more reason I think it's just a show.

The appointment process is starting to look like a bit of show, I think the NZRU have every intention of just continuing with Foster. There's at least 4-5 other coaches that would definitely do a better job than Ian and likely another 5 that would do just as well, if not better. Yet we are...

That's not true. They performed as they should with the squad they have.

The English football team is the last place I would look for inspiration haha. This might cause a stir, but I think it's purely just a diversity gimmick.

I don't really get the comparison between your job and the All Blacks job. I'm not sure where you work, but I will assume it's a company of some sorts and you were hired because you had relevant connections to the job description and academic qualifications for the job. This is a Rugby Union...

But the panel does need to know those details, so they know they're hiring the right person that can exploit them, for me that's common sense and logical. As for your final point, don't try twist me into being a bad guy with a chip on my shoulder for thinking a netball coach doesn't have the...

The comparison between Mick Byrne doesn't work here, he taught physical abilities and skills, also you will find outsiders that can and will have a positive effect, but that won't happen too frequently and you have to be sensible about it. We need top quality analysis of our tactics...

Preferably I'd like to see our best analysist, pundits and an ex-coach/player make up the panel.

I agree with innovative ways to enhance the team. But I don't agree with unqualified people as a selector for the next coach.

Netball is a low profile sport that is largely semi-professional and only a handful of competitive countries. Usually it's a 2/3 horse race for the World Cup, I'm just failing to see what crucial insight she could possess to help the recruiting process.

Perhaps I should've been more clear. I don't want to undermine the practice when it comes to all forms of employment, but only in the attempts to find the new All Blacks coach. I have no problems with diversity and innovation, more the fact they have employed a Netball coach to hire a Rugby...

Is there any real basis to this though? I'm aware it's common practice now, but it just seems new age and lacking in evidence it actually has benefits to it.

We have the NZ Women's Netball team coach, Noeline Taurua as part of the selection panel for the new coach. Nothing against her, but what relevance she has with Rugby Union is anyone's guess, let alone being a major contributor to who the next All Blacks coach is.

Fixed** Agreed Alex, a huge complacency crept into the team post 2015. Personally I think we need a better conditioning coach as well, we don't have a lot of muscle mass in the forwards and are continuingly losing the physical battles in games.

Scott Robertson does not have the experience for the job. Super Rugby has proved to be a weaker competition in the last 4 years. In the past our coaches generally had to earn their stripes in an international gig before being deemed fit for the job. Even john Hart was an assistant during the 87...

Gutted we haven't picked up Joseph, Brown would've come with him too. They would've solved a lot of issues with us tactically and selection wise, but most importantly, it would've fixed our attitude, absolutely gutting. Foster is now favourite, which is not good, I don't like the direction him...

As far as steroid abuse goes, I think it's unfair to only target South Africa, their success and their breakthrough player of the year tested positively recently, making them an easier target. But steroid abuse is common and an endemic through ALL of the rugby nations who take the sports...

Poor form to really go at him, sure. But not poor form to ask some simple questions, like WTF happened? One reporter attempted to ask him where was the hunger for the All Blacks and he took the poor blokes head off and literally threatened him to go outside for a fight!? It's a job and like...