28 Jun 2022

Tumultuous leadup to All Blacks vs Ireland test

From Morning Report, 7:54 am on 28 June 2022

It was one of the more tumultuous days in the leadup to a rugby test yesterday, when three coaches and two players from the All Blacks were sidelined for the remainder of the week after testing positive for Covid-19.

Head coach Ian Foster and two of his assistants - John Plumtree and Scott McLead - must isolate at home and somehow find a way to prepare the players from afar for a staunch Ireland challenge at Eden Park on Saturday.

Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has been called in to help the All Blacks prepare.

Corin Dann was joined in the Wellington studio by RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter, and (via Zoom) Irish rugby journalist Cian Tracey who's covering the tour for the Irish Independent.