So will Scott Robertson revolutionise the All Blacks? 

Can’t wait until the rugby championship that’s were the All Blacks would truly be tested against the best our rivals the Bokks is always a good game

Im more excited for NZ v SA now than during the Foster era Foster made it more of a dream to win against SA. Razor now makes it more believable 😂

I was about to comment the same thing. A Rassie Boks side vs a Robertson All Blacks head to head after that final is going to be huge

Rassie has been unparalleled in the past 6 years. I hope there is now a challenger. Looks like an exciting season with best of the 2 hemispheres colliding frequently. Love to see a resurrection in Oz as well.

Good luck against the world champs even Razor won’t save them !😮

😂😂😂😂😂

😂😂, don't need a video to tell you Glasgow won when Willie got a concussion the prev week 😂😂

Watching that game hurt...but they were phenominal and deserved the win. Glasgow was awesome!

​@@louiserasmus8421I mean, we just gotta love the Scots, amirite?

Not coming.

Nice.

Crap

22 win games.

Me too!! Chills up the spine. Bring back end of 09 - 16 era

agree bro. Nz is excited.

What happens if the All Blacks lose a few matches?

@@elscruffomcscruffy8371 wont happen so dont care.

The world never stopped fearing the AB’s 😂 think about it, the so called “worst All Blacks coach ever” defeated the RWC favourites Ireland and then only lost by a point in the final with 14 men v “the best SAF team ever”😂 AB’s are destroying everyone now lol

Try "respect" instead of "fear". ABs have always been respected in the main. Teams relish the challenge. If they play for their country instead of for " the jersey"- that will serve them best. But for the sake of respect" stop the ejit public dance routines"= embarassing in the extreme. Rugby is too serious for that

True! Also it's not just about whether the All Blacks will shine under him, but how his innovative style, showcased in seven consecutive historic wins with the Crusaders, will make the All Blacks different and stand out from the rest. It's going to be exciting. Yeah, so the real thing to me is what their first game against England will be like, given that England has already played a few games while the All Blacks have not. Typically, the All Blacks' first match has always been against a lower-ranked team just to help the players get used to each other. But this weekend will be very interesting.

@@ToaPasefikaThey will make England look like a lower ranked team

He has a big interest in rugby league... over the years he's had the Melbourne Storm share coaching clinics... he's really big in cross-codes, soccer, basketball, NFL etc anything that can improve winning edge... and this video is right AB's been doing the same things for so long and if it was not for the public I don't think Razor would be the coach.

@@bittersweet340 true dat dude!👍

Yip and the Poms have just been served lol ✊

Razor, Rassie, Farrel, Borthwick, Smith, to name a few

@@randomlyfactual1943Jones. You forgot Jones.

@@IncredibleMetCan’t forget the man Eddie Jones

@@mungoblizzard6114 nah

Foster. 😂

The selection of tosi makes me really optimistic that they are going the right direction that international rugby going. That lad is an absolute unit of a man. Former number 8 turned prop is the perfect mixture of physicality and skill.

I guess in the past is was recognising we could blow our opponents off the park with an up tempo game and it was successful, Then we had a shift in what our opponents were up to and we were slow to adapt

Physicality and brutality in the contact area is where we’ve been lacking in the last few years Good to see some big boys coming through - there’s one more big prop, Saula Mau (24yrs), for the Highlanders - also 6’5 145kgs who I think Jason will eventually call up in the next couple years

@@camwells9726 2017 Lions, Hansen and Foster should have known that up-tempo is only achieved by forward dominance. While the rest of the world based their game on upsized power forwards, what did Hansen and Foster do? They Followed blindly their own doctrine. Credit to the Boks they are true to their DNA, power and size. It's not until 2024 the ABs have caught up and realised it's about power and size to win the contact either side of the ball 🤦 FFSs. All Hansen and Foster needed to do was look at our DNA, for 120 years ABs were built on Power forwards.

@@mungoblizzard6114 I saw Mau this year and was hoping him and Tosi would make it. Yep Mau in the futur for sure. That's going to be our advantage. Antonio set the standard being 150kg. 120kg and 130kg props are to small now. We are blessed with the Polynesian race who can build 150kg athletes with mobility, skill, fintess, power and aggression on the regular. Exciting for our forwards.

Indeed. He has quite big shoes to fill now that you put it that way.

Well said! It will be interesting how the NZ rugby world reacts if the All Blacks struggle or lose as they can't handle losing. Will the same pressure and criticism be applied?

@@elscruffomcscruffy8371 I think we can handle losing. Even though we really don't like it, but I think we're more realistic now. Most of the major nations have caught up. Will be interesting to see in the coming years how Scott Roberson shapes this team to his own style of play. As for the same pressure and criticism, I don't think that will change any time soon. If we lose under Scott Robertson, it will be very interesting how the public reacts. Many people slammed Ian Foster in an appalling way, I dear say they will be silent if Scott Robertson starts losing games. But I do hold high hopes for this team though.

@@nepiahemopo1702 I know, is easy from the sidelines, vastly different when is just you they all look at if things go wrong.

and he coached through the pandemic and lockdowns. Pretty difficult to run a high performance programme when the only training is a walk around the neighbourhood.

Give it up: all you aholes who wouldnt give Foster a break cost us the cup. Over it!

Restore there mana?? They literally just made the World Cup final buddy

Amen to that, and I'm not even religious :)

ABs didn't get bad, it's just that other teams decided to finally get good. You're still top 5 in the world and made it to a final ffs. Beat one of the strongest ireland sides ever who'd beat SA, the winners of the world cup, at the beginning of the tournament. Rugby fans just don't know what they're talking about anymore

More to World Rugby than the All Blacks

True, but he never covers them. They're generally considered a fairly storied, successful and important part

Be positive

Like borthwick

Much of the team are seasoned ABs along with members who have twisted test rugby. He's effectively taking over from where Foster left. I wish him well.

​@@nepiahemopo1702 ;) I know the situation bro. That's why I chose to say 'newly coached'. Change can be challenging for even seasoned professionals, especially in something as intense as test match rugby. But I'm sure they'll all handle the jandal! Still, England are going to be tough as nails!

He did get us to the WC final and very nearly did it now foster is the old testament Robertson is the new testament

Yeah there are some things in his favour and a few of them not. You hit the nail on the head with him being untested in Test rugby. However, so was Rassie and Jacques and they didn't do too badly 😅 In his favour though, I don't think there is another coach on this planet that can get as much out of a backline. Scott Robertson isn't good, he isn't great, he is bloody EPIC at it. To counter that though, we must also keep in mind that Razor has to build a team and that can take time. Expecting too much can be really burdensome. Whatever the outcome, I'm here for it. As a South African, there are very few people in the rugby world I am more excited to see coach (and terrified of playing against) than him and he is widely respected here. Can his flair handle our Bomb squad? Can our tactical kicking trump their blistering handling? Will our forward game or their backline game prevail? I have no clue, but I am stoked to find out.

How many Rugby Championships does Rassie have out of how many years?

@@andrewlawson573 if you are inferring what I think you are, then that is a very myopic view. Rassie took control of the Springboks after one of their worst years ever. They lost 57-0 to NZ and 57-14 at home. Lost 9 out of 13 tests. Even lost to Italy Springboks were becoming minnows. Rassie took them in his first season to beating the All Blacks in New Zealand. Won the 2019 RC. Then came COVID and say what you will, no team in rugby was hit harder than South Africa - we literally did not even get to play in the Ruby Championship. We went a year and a half with no tests. Judging based on your metric is really harsh. Also, success is always going to be judged by World Cups. That is the be-all end-all.

😂😂😂😂 this clown 105 test matches All blacks won 62 Springboks won 39 So calm down little bro could barely beat them when they had 14 players 😂😂😂 The audacity lol and no food poisoning 🤔😅🤣

@@andrewlawson573springboks show up every 4 years. Granted they do it for the big one but between those years they’re trash

"might"

I'm pretty sure it's his attitude or smth

Only 7 Crusaders ( from 32) in the initial squad; One Highlander so the remaining 26 are from ;Canes/Chiefs and Blues. Hardly "Crusaders dominated".

Obviously test rugby and club rugby are not the same. Both are demanding, but in different ways. A club rugby coach has a lot of game time, but has to deal with a lot of fatigue and injuries. A national coach has the advantage of picking the freshest and fittest guys but they get a lot less game time, meaning a lot less time to find their best setup. There is some precedent here too and it isn't very rosy: Robbie Deans is obviously another coach who was ridiculously effective at the Crusaders. When he went over to coach Australia, we all were licking our lips to see how he would do. And...it wasn't all that great. I mean, not disastrous, but definitely not what you were expecting from a guy who dominated Super Rugby the way he did. With just a 2011 Tri Nations title and a Bronze medal in the World Cup to show for his five years as head coach of the Wallabies, it does feel a bit underwhelming. Did we expect too much of him? Were the rigours of test rugby too much for him? Or was the timing of him taking over the reigns simply off, considering they were going through a rebuilding phase? Hard to tell.

​@@randomlyfactual1943I hear Robbie wasn't very popular with senior players, I can't see the same response from razor who everyone seems to love

The "private school" culture mentality taken abit far. 😢 The "tale wagging the dog". Deans didn't have to deal with in NZ.

@@Jo3M This is true. I mean this was a long time ago, but I still remember Robbie Deans and Graham Henry having a rather heated rivalry. Was the dislike towards Dean's because of Henry, or was there something deeper at work? My guess is that in NZ, the clubs are supposed to serve the All Blacks first, even at the cost of the clubs themselves. And because Deans was running a huge franchise, maybe he didn't like it as much and probably had more than a couple butting of the heads with NZ rugby head honchos. You are right about Razor, he certainly does seem more appreciated by the NZ coaches and players. One thing is key though; his success as an All Black coach will largely be down to his relationship with the franchise bosses and if he can get them to buy into his vision. *Edited because autocorrect inserts apostrophes at will*

Ya dreamin mate. They need to buy some tight forwards from South Africa.

Schmidt is a genius but it's gonna be more like Robertson coaching Brazil lol

​@barneyboy2008 the Kiwi experts are already stressing about a 'back five' issue for the All Blacks. Back five, as in, locks and loose forwards

@@elscruffomcscruffy8371 loose forwards are fine, it's just the mix. Locks an issue, but there are some that will come on over the next couple of years. Fabian Holland is one. Darry looks ok. Vai'i and Lord haven't really come on.

Yes I agree but you have to admit that only happened under Ian Foster the dude lead the AB’s to their worse records he wasn’t cut out to be the AB’s coach

@@taraishot100 maybe a combination of a few things. We lost a lot of experience after 2015 and we never really replaced the quality of that side . The foster era wasn’t great by our standards but a closer look shows it actually started earlier. Under Hansen near the end we lost to Ireland, drew with the lions and had a very disappointing exit at the 2019 wc .

​@taraishot100 Why should I have to admitt that bs! Change the record man!

​@@taraishot100 the days of total domination by one team are over buddy.

Great depth, but if the All Blacks lose the excuses will come flowing out

@@elscruffomcscruffy8371 Have the day off why don't ya Scruff, you're like a broken record mate.

NZ have a very talented squad but 3 world class locks? Only one lock has actually proven himself at test level and even Barrett would barely crack the top 5 in the world in his position. The other 2 locks are still very green and are an enormous step down from Whitelock and Retallick. IMO I think lock is a real potential weakness. I also don't agree that the backrow is that stacked. Again there are only a couple there who have actually played consistently at test level. Lots of talent for sure but still with a lot to prove. England games will be a good test as they are better stocked at lock and loose forward with more players with proven quality IMO so can make a better assessment after those games. Just very wary of people getting too excited about a relatively inexperienced squad, even though it has a lot of potential, and then being disappointed if things don't go smoothly the first few games.

Will be interesting to see the reaction of the Kiwi public if a few losses happen. And none of this 'shock loss' crap. A team is allowed to lose the a better team at home without it being 'a shock'