Scott Robertson

Now that now won't happen, and there's a very real possibility, as I say, that South Africa will win again tomorrow.

Scott Robertson never lost three tests in a row, and his trajectory was deemed untenable.

It's a very important game for the, uh, All Blacks, this one.

It's very important that the All Blacks win this game and square it up at 2-2.

And, and but y- the point you make about the tr- the trajectory is a very good one as well.

It's not just based on results.

I think we can all agree, Scott Robertson wasn't, um, relieved of his duties because of the results.

The, uh, he actually was, of all the All Blacks coaches, if you stacked them up in a win-loss situation, his record was pretty good.

Incredible, isn't it? Then these are the changes.

Rico comes in to play off the bench, and this is his first start in a test match since last year under Scott Robertson.

And that old chestnut Beauden Barrett gets a start as well, and I think that's gonna surprise people.

So there are names left out obviously, um, but he has rung the changes.

What's gone on since the All Blacks beat Ireland in Chicago?

The axing of coach Scott Robertson and the appointment of Dave Rennie coming after the reports of player tension under the old regime.

New Zealand rugby denying any revolt by the players.

Continued questions about New Zealand rugby's eligibility rules.

I, I-

And then Scott Robertson didn't work out, so.

But the-

Tell us, how do you do that? You and Bill Sweeney, how do you sort that one out?

But where the real gap exists is understanding how to win matches in specific situations and what you need to underpin that ability to win those games and they've identified that going back to the classic parts of the South African Springbok game the South African mentality was the way to beat you and you know to have that people talk about the you have to have your onboard computer when you're on the pitch key players rise to the occasion recognize opportunities and you know that's what some of your guys like Love and Roy Good are learning the ability to recognize when you have to play in a certain way when you have to tighten it up but again the gap is created because and it's substantial because your basics are not good enough at the moment line out particularly and not

only that look contesting as well in the air um chasing kicks uh those kind of things look yeah and it's all stuff a lot of it that we've actually struggled with for a number of years Are the All Blacks better, though, than we were last year? Can you see that? I mean, because this is one of the real positives that what Dave Rennie has brought, whether it's a change in mindset, certain players are playing better than they were under Scott Robertson.

We look as though we do have an identity, even though there are huge areas to fix in our game.

Are we a better team? I

Lahinch in 2026 will be remembered for a truly wonderful turnaround.

For the well-kent Scott Robertson, who suffered a hefty defeat in his first stint as Great Britain and Ireland skipper on United States soil last year, this was a triumphant and highly emotional moment.

I was thinking about my dad, said Robertson, who lost his father earlier this year.

The United States team were great this morning, but it can be such fine margins.