Former New Zealand hooker Dane Coles has been added to the panel selecting the All Blacks new head coach, bringing a recent players voice to the process.
Coles, who played the last of his 90 tests at the 2023 World Cup in France under Ian Foster, joins New Zealand Rugby NZR chair David Kirk, board member and former All Black Keven Mealamu, high performance expert Don Tricker and interim CEO Steve Lancaster on the panel, NZR said on Wednesday.
Jamie Joseph and Dave Rennie are seen as clear frontrunners to succeed former All Blacks coach Scott Robertson, who was sacked last month after an internal review of the 2025 season, which included poor feedback from some players.
