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“The All Blacks hadn’t played for a long time and they looked that way too. They were off the beat, but I think Eden Park will be nibbling a bit and I think they’ll get the job done.”
“I hope for Fozzie’s sake that happens … circumstantial, with the virus and not being able to play, and all those bits and pieces. I’ve avoided the question.”
When asked to choose between Rennie and Foster, Sir Graham chose the head of the Wallabies.
“Well there you go, yeah,” he jokes. “I spoke in the media about this before and [was] I asked who should coach the All Blacks, and I talked a lot about Rennie.
“But Dave Rennie went to Glasgow and went to train there, after winning two Super titles with the Chiefs.
“I think he has it all and without disrespecting Fozzie, without disrespecting him, and New Zealand Rugby – this is some time ago, not recently – was meant to keep in touch with players and coaches who had a great influence with him. professional rugby in this country and they went abroad, and they didn’t do that.
“If they had done that with Dave Rennie, I would have applied for the All Black job.
“I think we filled up, frankly, because he’s a quality person and a quality coach, and you’ve seen him right away with the Wallabies. They’ll play for him and that’s not disrespectful to Fozzie, it’s just circumstantial, so I have answered the question. “
