New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Lancaster has explained why the organisation moved quickly to secure Tony Brown as an All Blacks assistant coach from 2028.
Following the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, Springbok assistant coach Tony Brown will return home to take up a coaching position with the New Zealand Rugby Union in 2028.
All Blacks captain Scott Barrett is set to undergo surgery that will put him on the sidelines for the next five months.
New Zealand head coach Dave Rennie has confirmed that Sir Graham Henry has been added to the All Blacks' set-up as a selector.
Springbok back Ethan Hooker is hoping to be available for the opening Test of the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks in a little under three months' time.
The All Blacks will be without Richie Mo'unga until after Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Tour to South Africa, NZ Rugby has confirmed.