NZ Rugby has scheduled a Wednesday afternoon media briefing to address the future of embattled All Blacks coach Ian Foster, after his team's stunning reversal of form against South Africa.
The 35-23 victory at Johannesburg on Sunday halted a three-match losing streak and provided just the second win in seven games, dating back to the national team's northern hemsiphere tour last year.
The horror run of results have seen head coach Ian Foster battling for his job, with victory over the Springboks seen as an absolute minimum requirement to keep the role - and even then possibly not enough.
After the All Blacks lost a home series to Ireland for the first time last month, NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson described the performance as "not acceptable" and promised improvement. They subsequently lost their Rugby Championship opener to South Africa at Mbombela, barely firing a shot, as they fell to a worst-ever world ranking of fifth,
Their latest result at the Springbok stronghold of Ellis Park has restored some faith in the team's direction and may be enough to save Foster from an early exit, but Robinson was unable to endorse or condemn his head coach afterwards.
Join us at 2:30pm for the NZ Rugby briefing.
