All Blacks coach Ian Foster has survived, with New Zealand Rugby backing the much-maligned coach to lead the team through to next year’s Rugby World Cup.

The All Blacks poor form over the last 12 months has seen Foster come under intense scrutiny in the lead up to a brilliant victory over the Springboks last weekend.

That performance appears to have given the NZR board enough evidence that Foster is the right man for the job.

That victory was just the All Blacks second in their last seven tests. They next face Argentina in Christchurch a week on Saturday.

Meanwhile, All Blacks selector and former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt to take more of a leading role in coaching the team.

Schmidt led the week of the All Blacks’ only victory in the home series against Ireland earlier this year after the All Blacks coaching staff were ruled out with Covid-19.

Source – TVNZ