Kua kaha whakamanahia te kaiako Kapa ō Pango, a Ian Foster, e te Nama 10, e Richie Mo’unga, nō te wiki karekare kua taha ake nei, me ngā whakarerenga hoki i te kapa.
All Blacks No 10 Richie Mo’unga has offered a strong endorsement of coach Ian Foster after a week of soul-searching and sackings within the camp.
Kei Pōneke te Kapa ō Pango e whakarite ana i tā rātou haerenga whakawehi ki Āwherika ki te Tonga, nō muri mai i te patunga 2-1 i a Airani, i noho ai a Foster ki te korokoro o te parata.
The All Blacks are in Wellington preparing for a daunting trip to South Africa on the back of a 2-1 series loss to Ireland that turned up the pressure on Foster.
Kua whakarērea kētia ngā kaiako, a John Plumtree rāua ko Brad Mooar, engari hei tā te upoko mārō, a Mo’unga, me noho mai a Foster, ina koa i tana whaiwāhi mai ki te āwhina i te rārangi o muri kei raro e putu ana, nā ngā āmiki panonitanga ki tana tūranga.
Assistant coaches John Plumtree and Brad Mooar have already lost their jobs, but Mo’unga was adamant that Foster should stay, particularly as tweaks to his role would allow him to spend more time with struggling backline.
“Ko Fozzie te tangata tika i tēnei tūranga,” hei tā Mo’unga, nō te Tūrei. “E tautoko mārika ana i a Fozzie, he pūkenga kaiako nōna.
All Blacks first five-eighth Richie Mo’unga at Sky Stadium on Tuesday.
“Fozzie is the man for the job,” Mo’unga said on Tuesday. “I 100% back Fozzie, because of his coaching ability.
“Hei tāku, ka nui ake āna mahi tahi ki ngā kaitākaro o muri, me te whakatoke.
“I think now he’ll have a more hands-on role with the backs and with attack.
“Nō taku tīmatanga ki te Kapa ō Pango, kitea ai ōna pūkenga, ka mutu, he nui tonu ōna mātauranga.
“I’ve had a taste early on in my All Blacks career, and was able to gain so much knowledge.
“… E pai ana te kite anō i tērā i ngā rangi kua taha ake nei, anō hoki te hiamo i te anganga pēhea.”
“… It’s good to see that happen again in the last couple of days and the direction that things are going is really exciting.”
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Hei tā Richie Mo’unga, me tiro ngā kaitākaro matua i te Kapa ō Pango “ki te whakaataata”. / Richie Mo’unga says the senior players within the All Blacks have had to “look in the mirror”.
Nā te wehenga a Mooar, ko Foster te kaiako o muri/whakatoke, heoti, he kaha tonu te whāngaitanga a Joe Schmidt i tāna tūnga hei kaitīpako, hei kaitātari, hei kaiwhakarite whakatokenga hoki.
Mooar’s exit means that Foster is effectively the backs/attack coach, although there will be significant input from Joe Schmidt in his role as selector, analyst and attack strategist.
Ka kite hoki pea i ētahi panonitanga whakatokenga ki te Kapa ō Pango mā te tirohanga whānui a Schmidt, nō muri mai i te rautaki “taimana” ki ngā ringa o Airani, i noho kurī noa ai te Kapa ō Pango.
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Joe Schmidt and Ian Foster will team up as All Blacks attack coaches.
Schmidt’s big-picture portfolio could see some changes made to the All Blacks’ attacking structure, after Ireland’s “diamond” pattern with ball in hand made the All Blacks look one-dimensional by comparison.
Heoti, i te korenga o tā Schmidt toro atu ki Āwherika ki te Tonga hei te toronga a te Kapa ō Pango hei ā Paraire, ka waiho noa a Foster me tōna kotahi kia whakatauria ngā panonitanga.
However, with Schmidt not travelling to South Africa when the All Blacks depart on Friday, Foster will be in charge of delivering whatever changes they decide upon.
I kī mai hoki a Mo’unga, me uapare hoki ngā kaitākaro i tā rātou patunga i a Airani, me te whāki hoki i te “pono rawa atu” o ngā arotakenga i hua mai.
Mo’unga also said the players had to shoulder some blame for the historic series loss to Ireland, admitting the subsequent reviews had been “really honest”.
“Kāore [mātou] i te paku moemoeā … kāore i pai te tākaro ki a Airani,” hei tā Mo’unga. “Engari e hiamo ana mātou i te whaiwāhitanga kia whakatika i ētahi hapa, kia pai ake ai, he mōhio nō mātou ki tā mātou e taea nei.
“[We’re under] no illusions … it wasn’t good enough against Ireland,” Mo’unga said. “But we’re looking forward to the opportunity to right a few wrongs and to be better, because we know we’re capable.
“Me whakatūturu mātou i a mātou anō, hei Kapa ō Pango, me te taumata e kawatau ana hoki.”
“We need to make a statement about who we are as All Blacks and the standard that comes with that.”
I te wānanga mō te whakarerenga o Plumtree rāua ko Mooar, i kī a Foster i tā Sky Sport Breakdown nō te Hanarei, i whaiwāhi mai ngā kōrero a ngā kaitākaro, engari i pērā hoki te pono ā ngā kaitākaro matua kōrero mō ō rātou ngoikoretanga.
In discussing the sacking of Plumtree and Moaar, Foster said on Sky Sport’s Breakdown on Sunday that player input had been a factor, but Mo’unga said the senior players were as equally honest about their own shortcomings.
“E pā ana tēnei ki ngā mea me mahi mātou ki te whīra, hei kaiārahi, ā, koia tērā te whanake,” e ai ki a Mo’unga, me te ruarua noa o āna whaiwāhitanga atu i te pae i ngā kēmu e toru ki a Airani. “Kāore mātou e tohu ana i ngā mahi a tētahi atu, kei te titiro kē ia ki te whakaataata.
“It’s about for us as leaders what we need to do on the field, and that’s perform better,” said Mo’unga, who was limited to appearances off the bench in the three tests against Ireland. “We’re not pointing to anyone else’s role, but looking in the mirror.
“Me pono katoa ki a mātou anō, me tā mātou mahinga, ā, kāore i rawaka. Heoti, e mōhio ana mātou ki ngā whaiwāhitanga kei mua i te aroaro, me tā mātou e taea nei te kawe i tēnei tīma.”
“We had to be real honest with ourselves and our performance, and it’s not good enough. But we know the opportunities that lie ahead, and where we can take this team.”
Ka tūtaki te Kapa ō Pango ki ngā Pihirei ki te Papa Tākaro o Mbombela hei te 7 o Ākuhata (NZT), kātahi ki te Papa Tākaro o Ellis ki Johannesburg hei te wiki ā muri iho.
The All Blacks face the Springboks at Mbombela Stadium on August 7 (NZT), and again at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg one week later.
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