A planned All Blacks camp scheduled to take place in Auckland this week has been cancelled as the fallout from Scott Robertson’s dismissal continues, 1News understands.<\/p>\n
All Blacks players had been arriving in Auckland for Super Rugby promotional work and were also due to take part in the two-day camp, which included fitness testing and meetings. <\/p>\n
But the camp was called off as New Zealand Rugby (NZR) deals with the sudden change in leadership.<\/p>\n
NZR confirmed on Thursday<\/a> that head coach Scott Robertson had been removed following a scathing end-of-season review.<\/p>\n Chairman David Kirk said discussions were held with Robertson before the decision was made to replace him, telling media<\/a>: “Things were not on track. We were not seeing the trajectory we wanted.”<\/p>\n Robertson, who had been in charge for just two years of his four\u2011year deal, said he was “gutted” by the outcome and described coaching the All Blacks as the “honour of a lifetime”. <\/p>\n He left the role with 20 wins from 27 Tests, a 74% success rate, having taken over from Ian Foster after the 2023 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n