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Foster keeps New Zealand job after Ellis Park win

New Zealand Rugby has officially confirmed that All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will remain in his position until the 2023 World Cup despite a recent poor run of results.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 05: Referee Nigel Owens, signals for the end of the match as both teams are exhausted at the final whistle during the Rugby Championship match between South Africa Springboks and the New Zealand All Blacks at Ellis Park on October 5, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

All Blacks great recalls Ellis Park ‘maniacs’

Kieran Read and Bryan Habana have looked back on one of the best Test matches of their careers when the Springboks and All Blacks played in a 65-point thriller in Johannesburg.

of New Zealand, not pictured, during the Steinlager Series match between New Zealand and Ireland at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Study sheds light on All Blacks’ ill-discipline

While the All Blacks have played the victims of the Springboks’ aerial assault in the buildup to the second Test between the sides at Ellis Park, a recent study has shown New Zealand’s own disciplinary record to be far worse than their opponents’.

NELSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 06: Beauden Barrett of New Zealand and Kurt-Lee Arendse of South Africa during The Rugby Championship match between South Africa and New Zealand at Mbombela Stadium on August 06, 2022 in Nelspruit, South Africa.

Barrett feared worst after ‘scary’ collision

All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett says he “thought the worst” after a high-speed challenge resulted in him landing on his neck during the loss against the Springboks on Saturday.

Savea fumes over Foster abuse

New Zealand wing Julian Savea has slammed what he believes are personal attacks on beleaguered All Blacks coach Ian Foster’s character following a poor run of results.

Cane: Plenty for the All Blacks to play for at Ellis Park

New Zealand captain Sam Cane insists the All Blacks can cope with the pressure of facing South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday as the visitors seek to sidestep a fourth straight defeat this year.

Watch: Cape Crusader burns All Blacks jersey

A disappointed South African All Blacks fan sets alight his New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup jersey after the Springboks thumped the Kiwis in Mbombela on Saturday.

epa10109104 New Zealand players huddle after losing the Rugby Championships match between the Springboks and the All Blacks in Mbombela, South Africa, 06 August 2022

Bok win sees New Zealand plummet to new low

The All Blacks will drop to fifth on World Rugby’s Test rankings after New Zealand suffered a record-breaking loss to the Springboks at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.

Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - South Africa v New Zealand - Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa - August 6, 2022 New Zealand's Samisoni Taukei'aho in action with South Africa's Malcolm Marx

Marx leads the charge as Boks bully All Blacks

Malcolm Marx turned in a superb performance in his 50th Test appearance as the Springboks pummelled the All Blacks to start the Rugby Championship with a convincing victory on Saturday.

Ian Foster: New Zealand’s R30m mistake?

Ian Foster has reportedly been told by senior New Zealand Rugby officials to resign if the All Blacks fail to show any ‘definitive improvements’ against the Springboks.