Ian Foster rugby player
Ian Foster rugby player

Ian Foster

1st Jan 1970 1.80m/kg Head Coach

RANKED: Current Tier 1 coaches' win ratios

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ahead of the 2022 Rugby Championship, we look at the win ratios for the current tier 1 test head coaches.     Argentina and South Africa secured Series victories in July, while...

Razor opens up about his coaching ambitions

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Decorated Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has opened up regarding his ambitions to coach international rugby.    Robertson, who has guided the Crusaders to six straight Super Rugby titles,...

Foster ignoring distractions, sights set on SA

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Current All Black boss Ian Foster has his sights trained on the future amid the surrounding turmoil in New Zealand rugby.    The week commenced with the announcement that assistant coaches...

Tu’ungafasi withdrawn from All Blacks squad

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has announced prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi has temporarily withdrawn from the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship squad.   A neck injury, sustained during the third Test of...

Sam Cane 'isn’t even good enough for Italy'- Stuart Barnes

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks' captain Sam Cane has come under fire for his performances following the series' defeat to Ireland.   Cane has been retained as the All Blacks captain ahead of their two Rugby...

'I wish it hadn't happened' – All Blacks coach Foster 'disappointed' by Marshall and Akira confrontation

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Akira Ioane and former All Black Justin Marshall shared a heated exchange in Wellington, much to New Zealand coach Ian Foster's annoyance.   New Zealand coach Ian Foster labelled the confrontation...

Foster confident he has backing of All Blacks stars after New Zealand coaching shake-up

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ian Foster is confident he has full backing from the New Zealand squad, despite two of his assistant coaches losing their jobs after a poor run of form.   All Blacks management announced...

Plumtree and Mooar axed by the All Blacks

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has announced changes to the coaching group ahead of the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.                                                   Robust...

Mallett predicts scrum time to be All Black downfall against Boks

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Springbok boss and current rugby pundit Nick Mallett has aired the view that the wounded All Blacks do not possess the necessary balance to topple the world champion Springboks.    Coming...

Under-fire Foster Speaks Up Amid All Black Turmoil

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The picture of New Zealand rugby at present is a bleak one as the All Blacks fell to a spirited Irish side in a 2-1 series defeat – Ireland's first series victory on New Zealand soil and the...