Kiwis were shocked by the sudden exit of assistant Leon MacDonald from the All Blacks coaching staff after a personality clash with head coach Scott Robertson.
World Cup-winner Tim Horan says Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt should consider recruiting Leon MacDonald after the former Blues coach was surprisingly turfed out of the All Blacks coaching staff on Thursday.
On the eve of the All Blacks flying to South Africa for two Tests, NZR announced it had been “mutually agreed” MacDonald would leave the team. The news came as a shock to many, given New Zealand rugby is usually loath to make mid-season coaching changes and also prides itself on not airing dirty laundry. MacDonald and Robertson also had a 27-year connection that began at the Crusaders.
“The big challenge would be, given how much IP he has about the All Blacks, how much would he be prepared to give to the Wallabies.”The Wallabies’ attack has come under scrutiny in recent weeks. After starting out brightly against Wales, Australia’s attack in two clashes against the Springboks has been criticised as ineffective and one-dimensional.“Just the attacking structure ,” Horan said.
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