Graham Henry talks Bledisloe 1 at Wairarapa Bush Clubrooms

[Not_Couch]

Jump to 2:31:27 to watch the interview.

Some great insight.

[Grandpa]

Fascinating video. Basically Graham Henry says Dave Rennie should be the NZ Coach.

Wait till Foster finds out...

Though I think it premature to say Rennie has turned Aussie around after one match. Remember Perth last year...

[Ata Rangi]

Though I think it premature to say Rennie has turned Aussie around after one match. Remember Perth last year...

It’s the most promising start for a Wallaby coach against NZ since Michael Cheika. Before him you have to go all the way back to Robbie Deans to find an Australian coach who started his reign with a win over NZ.

I suspect all the Wallaby fans will be very conscious of another false dawn but this time certainly feels different.

[Grandpa]

Though I think it premature to say Rennie has turned Aussie around after one match. Remember Perth last year...

It’s the most promising start for a Wallaby coach against NZ since Michael Cheika. Before him you have to go all the way back to Robbie Deans to find an Australian coach who started his reign with a win over NZ.

I suspect all the Wallaby fans will be very conscious of another false dawn but this time certainly feels different.

If Australia win at Eden Park.. I'll be on the bandwagon!

[Kiap]

Great ranging chat from GH.

I decided to wind back to the start of it around the 2hr mark to take in the rest of the TED talk.

[Ymx]

He’s certainly enjoying his glass of red.

[Grandpa]

He’s certainly enjoying his glass of red.

Was half expecting him to stumble off the stage... with the next shot being Ted, on his back, still holding a full glass of red...

[Niegs]

Spot-on about rugby orgs (seems true around the globe and not just NZ) focusing too much on elites and not enough on grassroots.

[Monkey Magic]

Pretty telling that he lays blame squarely with NZR. How they were meant to keep in touch with kiwis overseas and just stopped doing it

[Jimmy Smallsteps]

Interesting that Henry would hold that view when he had a major role in the recruitment process.

At the very least, I would have thought he would easily come to the conclusion that Hot Robertson was a superior coach to Bananas Foster.

[wet-socks]

Pretty telling that he lays blame squarely with NZR. How they were meant to keep in touch with kiwis overseas and just stopped doing it

Perhaps a reference to other rugby organisations identifying their man and going after them early.

Raelene Castle already had Rennie locked in the Wallabies job in early 2018.

NZR waited until after the 2019 world cup concluded to send out expressions of interest to overseas coaches (Rennie included), of course this was far too late as all those coaches in question had already made other plans by then..

[Mr Bungle]

Fascinating video. Basically Graham Henry says Dave Rennie should be the NZ Coach.

Wait till Foster finds out...

Though I think it premature to say Rennie has turned Aussie around after one match. Remember Perth last year...

I heard him at a luncheon a year or two back and he couldn't talk more highly of Rennie. Our best technical coach with a great team ethos.

[coldtowel3478]

Fascinating video. Basically Graham Henry says Dave Rennie should be the NZ Coach.

Wait till Foster finds out...

Though I think it premature to say Rennie has turned Aussie around after one match. Remember Perth last year...

I heard him at a luncheon a year or two back and he couldn't talk more highly of Rennie. Our best technical coach with a great team ethos.

I'd say Tony Brown is NZ's best technical coach.. wouldn't you?

[Guy Smiley]

Fascinating video. Basically Graham Henry says Dave Rennie should be the NZ Coach.

Wait till Foster finds out...

Though I think it premature to say Rennie has turned Aussie around after one match. Remember Perth last year...

I heard him at a luncheon a year or two back and he couldn't talk more highly of Rennie. Our best technical coach with a great team ethos.

I'd say Tony Brown is NZ's best technical coach.. wouldn't you?

Really

[Wild Beef]

Interesting that Henry would hold that view when he had a major role in the recruitment process.

At the very least, I would have thought he would easily come to the conclusion that Hot Robertson was a superior coach to Bananas Foster.

Henry was vocal about his disappointment in there being only two applicants so this is consistent with that. I suspect we’ll never know his true thoughts on foster vs Robertson but i would love to hear them.

[coldtowel3478]

I heard him at a luncheon a year or two back and he couldn't talk more highly of Rennie. Our best technical coach with a great team ethos.

I'd say Tony Brown is NZ's best technical coach.. wouldn't you?

Really

Ok, why not? care to elaborate?

[Mr Bungle]

Fascinating video. Basically Graham Henry says Dave Rennie should be the NZ Coach.

Wait till Foster finds out...

Though I think it premature to say Rennie has turned Aussie around after one match. Remember Perth last year...

I heard him at a luncheon a year or two back and he couldn't talk more highly of Rennie. Our best technical coach with a great team ethos.

I'd say Tony Brown is NZ's best technical coach.. wouldn't you?

You'll need to take that up with Sir Ted.

[Guy Smiley]

I'd say Tony Brown is NZ's best technical coach.. wouldn't you?

Really

Ok, why not? care to elaborate?

You go first.

[Niegs]

So he's obviously a National supporter. Did he also suggest he's not a fan of Jacinda?