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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: New Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt speaks to media during a Rugby Australia media opportunity at Allianz Stadium on January 19, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.

Kiwis snub Razor for Schmidt

New Zealanders have surprisingly given new Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt the edge over All Blacks coach Scott Robertson as both head into their maiden Rugby Championship campaigns.

Photo: BackpagePix New Zealand assistant coach Joe Schmidt ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2023 final match at the Stade de France in Paris, France. Picture date: Saturday October 28, 2023.

Razor raves about rival Schmidt

New Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt earns praise from All Blacks boss Scott Robertson, who expresses confidence in Australia’s Bledisloe Cup prospects under his compatriot.

Ex-Wallaby: This will all end in tears

Former Wallabies fullback Greg Martin has slammed the decision to appoint another New Zealander in Joe Schmidt as head coach over an Australian.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 16: Ma'a Nonu of the San Diego Legion kicks in a match against the Colorado Raptors during the Major League Rugby Vegas Weekend at Sam Boyd Stadium on February 16, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Stuart Walmsley/Getty Images)

Nonu extends playing career

Former All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu has agreed to another year with the San Diego Legion in America’s Major League Rugby, taking him through his 42nd birthday.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 04: Asafo Aumua poses during the Hurricanes Super Rugby 2022 headshots session at Rugby League Park on February 04, 2022 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Watch: All Blacks hooker’s huge bench press

All Blacks hooker Asafo Aumua got his Hurricanes teammates on their feet by bench-pressing an incredible 195kg.

Crusaders coach Scott Robertson and flyhalf Richie Mo'unga with the Super Rugby Aotearoa trophy.

Robertson pushing for overseas All Blacks

Scott Robertson said he was pressing New Zealand Rugby to change its sacrosanct rule banning overseas-based All Blacks from Test selection, saying he wanted to pick from the best available.

New Zealand's head coach Ian Foster (C) celebrates his team's victory with New Zealand's left wing Leicester Fainga'anuku (4th L) after the France 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between Ireland and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 14, 2023.

New Zealand get mega-money injection

New Zealand Rugby will proceed with a NZ$62.5 million (R715 million) capital raise from its existing deal with US investors Silver Lake.

Scott Robertson celebrates after winning the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific final

Razor raids Crusaders for All Blacks coach

Head coach Scott Robertson has added the final piece of the puzzle to the All Blacks coaching staff for 2024, by recruiting a key member from the Crusaders backroom.

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 21: South Africa Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus looks on during the pre match warm up ahead of the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between England and South Africa at Stade de France on October 21, 2023 in Paris, France.

How Rassie’s rugby revolution fell flat

Rassie Erasmus has revealed how his plan for rugby’s answer to T20 cricket, involving the likes of Dan Carter and Richie McCaw, fell apart after resistance from New Zealand.

Perenara pining for All Blacks return

TJ Perenara is targeting a return to the All Blacks in 2024 after the scrumhalf spent a year recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon and having to watch the World Cup on the sidelines.