appointed as Scott Robertson’s replacement last month<\/a>, said the experience of Enoka \u2013 who will join as \u201cleadership and mental performance coach\u201d \u2013 will be crucial.<\/p>\n\u201cI want to, firstly, acknowledge the important contribution that Dr Ceri Evans has made to the team over the last two decades,\u201d Rennie said in a statement. \u201cHis breadth of experience and expertise in the field of high-pressure performance is world-class and the legacy he leaves is significant. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to welcome Gilbert Enoka back into the All Blacks. With two intense seasons ahead of us, including this year\u2019s extended tour of South Africa and the 2027 Rugby World Cup, we believe the experience, deep understanding of the environment, and connection that Gilbert brings will be of huge value,\u201d Rennie said. <\/p>\n
McGarvey was team doctor between 2020 and 2023 and resumes a working relationship with Rennie that began with the New Zealand Under-20s in 2010 and continued at the Chiefs from 2012. <\/p>\n
\u201cI know that James will transition seamlessly into the group because he already knows the role, the environment, and me as a head coach,\u201d Rennie said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWork is already well under way for the season ahead, but having existing relationships such as this certainly help to ensure a smooth process when we are coming together as a new group.\u201d <\/p>\n
New Zealand Rugby\u2019s interim chief executive Steve Lancaster said: \u201cOn behalf of New Zealand Rugby, I would like to thank Ceri for all the wisdom and insight he has shared since he began consulting to the All Blacks in 2010. <\/p>\n
\u201cHis combination of experience as an elite athlete and forensic psychiatrist has made him a world-renowned expert in the area of mental performance and we\u2019ve been fortunate to tap into that knowledge to help the All Blacks perform under pressure, including his well-known \u2018Red-Blue\u2019 mind model. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe also thank Dr Martin Swan for the care he has given to the All Blacks as team doctor over the last two seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swan will continue his roles with the New Zealand Defence Force and New Zealand Cricket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former All Blacks mental skills coach Gilbert Enoka is returning to the team under new head coach Dave…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[789,111,139,69,213],"class_list":{"0":"post-390127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-all-blacks","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}