London Irish on the brink as Premiership Rugby risks losing 3rd club
London Irish could join Wasps and Worcester in being suspended from the Premiership on Tuesday following a season of unprecedented financial turmoil in English club rugby.
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Foster joins former All Blacks boss Hansen at Toyota Verblitz
Former New Zealand boss Ian Foster has been appointed coach of Japanese side Toyota Verblitz six months after taking the All Blacks to the World Cup final.
Ex-All Blacks coach Ian Foster lands coaching gig in Japan, reuniting him with Steve Hansen
Former All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will join Japan's Toyota Verblitz next season, the club said on Tuesday, reuniting him with Steve Hansen.
France muster second-half salvo to overwhelm Wales
Wales will face Italy in a wooden spoon decider after France claimed a 45-24 Guinness Six Nations victory at the Principality Stadium.
Shedding underdog mentality easier said than done for Ireland
Steve Hansen famously threw down the gauntlet in front of Ireland at the tail end of 2018.
New Zealand's Foster era ends with a close one that got away
PARIS : New Zealand arrived at the Rugby World Cup in the unusual position of not being favourites but came within a whisker of claiming a fourth title and sending coach Ian Foster out an unlikely winner.
Polarising All Blacks boss Foster on verge of World Cup triumph
Underestimated and underappreciated, Ian Foster is one win away from becoming the fourth coach to deliver New Zealand a World Cup title but it would be a bittersweet triumph for a man long since judged unfit to carry on in the role.
Ian Foster warns All Blacks 'not to get softened' by acclaim following Ireland win
New Zealand boss Ian Foster has warned his players "not to get softened" by the acclaim which followed their thrilling World Cup win over Ireland ahead of a semi-final showdown with Argentina. The All Blacks booked a last-four spot by upsetting Andy Farrell's men with a pulsating 28-24 victory in Paris. New Zealand return to Stade de France on Friday evening and are red-hot favourites to progress to a final against either England or reigning champions South Africa. Head coach Foster feels "being patted on the back" following a statement last-eight victory over the Irish derailed the Kiwis in the 2019 tournament and is eager to avoid history repeating itself. "The best way to recover is to refocus really quickly on what the next challenge is and not to listen too much to any praise you're given as a group for a performance," said Foster, who was assistant to Steve Hansen four years ago when New Zealand lost to England in the semi-finals. "Not to go down that path, not to get softened because everyone's patting you on the back saying you played well. "That's not a good place to be as a team. "I love the way the team has buckled down, we've redefined the challenge for us as a group, we're not satisfied with where we are now and when you're clear about your goal for the week the recovery comes along pretty quickly. "You know that if we're not right on Friday night at Stade de France, it's going to be a sad old night and we don't want it to be like that. "You get people talking to you about tomorrow and trying to take your eyes off today. "In 2019 we probably didn't stop being patted on the back after the quarter-final, hence some of my language today and we're just trying to dial this back, keep things simple and let's just
Series win changed Ireland-All Blacks relationship for good
It may have started when Steve Hansen wondered aloud how Ireland would cope with the target on their backs.