Stephen Donald has predicted that Dave Rennie will revolutionise the All Blacks following the previous regime\u2019s more conservative approach.<\/p>\n
The 62-year-old has taken over from the sacked Scott Robertson, whose side was criticised for its style of play.<\/p>\n
Rennie<\/a> named his assistants on Tuesday with Scotsman Mike Blair picked as the country\u2019s new attack coach.<\/p>\n It is a departure from previous New Zealand coaching teams with the new head honcho opting to bring in someone from abroad.<\/p>\n All Blacks brains trust<\/p>\n Blair, alongside the All Blacks<\/a> boss, will now look at the best way of creating a functioning attack when their Test season starts in July.<\/p>\n \u201cThe easiest way to break it down, and I might be sounding a bit too simplistic, is there are two trains of thought,\u201d Donald said on the Aftermatch with Kirst and Beav.<\/p>\n \u201cYou either subscribe to the letter of the law as far as the amount of phases and where you need to be with that jersey on your back; what you\u2019re going to be doing there and who\u2019s going to be carrying and who\u2019s going to be cleaning.<\/p>\n \u201cSome teams, this goes to the nth degree, five or six phases post the set-piece or post receiving the ball.<\/p>\n \u201cThen there are some that are a little bit closer to where we traditionally probably see New Zealand teams. There might be a zone you\u2019re going to attack in first, then maybe a direction you go off and then within the structures, you\u2019re going to trust the boys\u2019 instincts, trust what they see and that will dictate the next decision. I would imagine somewhere in between that.\u201d<\/p>\n Stephen Donald: \u2018Positivity\u2019 will stop All Blacks from \u2018morphing into a northern hemisphere team\u2019 despite new Scottish influence<\/a><\/p>\n The attack was a big issue under Robertson and Donald reckons that there will be a significant change in style with Rennie at the helm.<\/p>\n Less kicking off turnovers<\/p>\n \u201cWill it be massive change? I honestly do expect us to change, I expect us to change significantly under this regime with their endeavour to play,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be helter-skelter but I just think the attitude to play. I don\u2019t foresee us kicking turnover ball where you have in the past.<\/p>\n