US EditionCharting the Rise of Dave Rennie - From Club Rugby to Head Coach of the All Blacks
- The All Blacks named Dave Rennie as head coach through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with updates to be provided in the coming weeks.
- After an exhaustive search, NZR chair David Kirk said the selection was the most thorough process the organisation has undertaken for an All Blacks head coach, highlighting Rennie’s record of titles and success overseas.
- After the Japan Rugby League One season ends, Rennie will honour his Kobelco Kobe Steelers commitments before returning to New Zealand to prepare for a July home series against France, Italy and Ireland.
- Taking over from Scott Robertson, Rennie becomes the first All Blacks head coach with Pasifika heritage and faces four matches against the Springboks in 2026.
- NZR will now work with Dave Rennie to finalise the wider coaching team and provide updates in the coming weeks; Rennie returns three years after Rugby Australia replaced him with Eddie Jones.
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All Blacks reveal new head coach
New Zealand Rugby appointed Dave Rennie as All Blacks head coach, replacing the sacked Scott Robertson on a short-term deal. NZR named Rennie as the new All Blacks head coach on Wednesday. He replaces Robertson, who was dismissed midway through a four-year contract in January. Robertson departed after leading the All Blacks to 20 wins from 27 matches, a record deemed below the standards expected of the national team. “Coaching the All Blacks is…
A former Australian breeder, the New Zealander replaced Scott Robertson, who had been dismissed a month and a half ago because of a record deemed insufficient in terms of the country's ambitions, which had been weaned from the title for more than ten years.
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