A trip to face the Springboks is probably not what Foster ordered after his team suffered a series reversal to Ireland in the recent mid-year internationals.
They take on the world champions over successive weekends at the start of the Rugby Championship and defeats in Mbombela and Johannesburg would pile further pressure on the struggling All Blacks head coach.
Robinson has received plenty of criticism recently, especially for his lack of public appearances since the loss to the Irish.
He released a statement in the immediate aftermath of that series, describing it as “not acceptable”, but has not been seen since.
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