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All Blacks great named in Rennie's coaching group
Dave Rennie overhauls All Blacks coaching staff with Umaga, Blair, and Barnes joining; Barnes re-signed with Taranaki through 2026 Rugby World Cup, Ryan is the only retained coach.
- All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie named Tana Umaga, Neil Barnes and Mike Blair as assistant coaches, joining retained forwards coach Jason Ryan in the national team set-up.
- Rennie retained just one coach from Scott Robertson's group after the former All Blacks head coach was sacked in January this year, signaling a significant staff overhaul.
- Neil Barnes brings proven domestic credentials, having coached alongside Rennie at the Chiefs and guiding Taranaki to an unbeaten 2021 season and a second NPC title in 2023.
- Mike Blair, Scotland's most capped halfback, joins as attack coach after currently working with Rennie at Kobe, bringing established coaching experience from Glasgow and Scotland.
- Umaga, who played under Rennie in Wellington's 2000 NPC title win, returns as defence coach after coaching All Blacks vice-captain Ardie Savea at Moana Pasifika last season.
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All Blacks coach Rennie cleans out Robertson assistants, brings in Umaga
March 24 : New Zealand coach Dave Rennie has purged all but one of Scott Robertson's assistants while appointing former All Blacks skipper and Moana Pasifika boss Tana Umaga as defence coach.Rennie, who replaced the sacked Robertson three weeks ago, also named Neil Barnes, coach of New Zealand provincial side
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